https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191293 Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act ordinarily raises a conclusive presumption of legitimacy for a child born during a valid marriage, but the presumption can be displaced where reliable scientific evidence shows otherwise. Here, DNA reports from two forensic laboratories consistently excluded the appellant as the biological father, and the earlier DNA-testing directions had attained finality. On that basis, the scientific evidence was treated as prevailing over the presumption, and paternal liability could not be fastened on the appellant. The direction to pay maintenance to the child was therefore unsustainable. en-us Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:27:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191293 Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act ordinarily raises a conclusive presumption of legitimacy for a child born during a valid marriage, but the presumption can be displaced where reliable scientific evidence shows otherwise. Here, DNA reports from two forensic laboratories consistently excluded the appellant as the biological father, and the earlier DNA-testing directions had attained finality. On that basis, the scientific evidence was treated as prevailing over the presumption, and paternal liability could not be fastened on the appellant. The direction to pay maintenance to the child was therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191293