https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287264 Succession certificate proceedings involve a limited inquiry intended to facilitate collection of debts and do not finally determine title to an estate. Paternity disputes in such proceedings remain subject to the strong rebuttable presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, which can be displaced only by cogent proof of non-access. Although DNA testing is scientifically accurate, it should not be ordered routinely or used as a roving inquiry to create evidence for resolving heirship. A party disputing paternity must establish its claim through admissible evidence; a direction for DNA testing in this context is unsustainable. en-us Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:24:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287264 Succession certificate proceedings involve a limited inquiry intended to facilitate collection of debts and do not finally determine title to an estate. Paternity disputes in such proceedings remain subject to the strong rebuttable presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, which can be displaced only by cogent proof of non-access. Although DNA testing is scientifically accurate, it should not be ordered routinely or used as a roving inquiry to create evidence for resolving heirship. A party disputing paternity must establish its claim through admissible evidence; a direction for DNA testing in this context is unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287264