Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar v. Raj Gupta & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 1113
Bench R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 1 October 2021

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Suit – Declaratory suit – Plaintiff, if can be subjected to NA test against will – Test of eminent need – Declaratory suit filed by appellant-plaintiff claiming ownership over coparce nary property of respondents-defendants’ parents –Defendants sought plaintiff’s DNA test – Application dismissed – Revision Petition – Al lowed by High Court – On appeal, held: In the present case, the appl ication to subject the plaintiff to a DNA Test is in a declaratory suit – Plaintiff has already adduced evidence and is not interested to produce additional evidence (DNA) to prove his case – It is now t he

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