BALANCING DNA TESTING AND THE PRESUMPTION OF LEGITIMACY: A LEGAL DILEMMA IN INDIAN EVIDENCE LAW
Volume 3Issue IV Year 2024
SAMAY JAIN
Student, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
samayjain335@gmail.com
Table of Contents
SAMAY JAIN
Student, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
samayjain335@gmail.com
DNA- Evidence- Paternity- Legitimacy- Presumption- Testing- law- child- Section 112
1. Rahul Joshi, DNA Evidence in Indian Courts: Challenges and Opportunities, 25 Asian J. Comparative L. 178 (2019).
2. Mukund Sarda, Legitimacy of Children and DNA Tests, 23(3) IOSR-JHSS 35-37 (2018).
3. Siddharth Roy, Presumption of Legitimacy vs. Scientific Evidence: The Indian Judicial Approach, 35 South Asian J. Law & Policy 144 (2023).
4. India Evid. Act, 1872, 112.
5. India Const. art. 15(3).
6. India Const. art. 15(3).
7. India Const. art. 39(f).
8. PRAGYA MISHRA, EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF DNA TESTS IN ADJUDICATION OF PATERNITY DISPUTES 55 (Lap Lambert 2012).
9. Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 116.
10. Namrata Gupta, The Presumption of Legitimacy, 9(9) IJCRT 810-812 (2021).
11. AIR-2001 SC 2226.
12. (2015) 1 SCC 365.
13. Rina Patel, DNA Testing and Legal Presumption of Legitimacy: An Ethical and Legal Dilemma, 45 Ind. J. L. & Tech. 123 (2022).
14. 2023 SCC OnLine SC 161
15. AIR 1993 SC 2295.
16. Meena Sharma, Judicial Interpretation of Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act: A Critical Analysis, 12 Intl J. Legal Stud. & Res. 98 (2020).
17. AIR 2014 SC 932.
18. Amrita Nair, Revisiting the Conclusive Proof Clause in Section 112: Need for Legislative Reforms, 29 Natl L. Univ. Delhi L. Rev. 172 (2022).
19. NADJMA YASSARI, FILIATION AND THE PROTECTION OF PARENTLESS CHILDREN 215-226 (T.M.C. Asser Press 2019).
20. 740 P.2d 127 (1987).
21. Sneha Verma, Privacy and DNA Testing: Constitutional Dilemmas in Legitimacy Cases, 14 Indian Const. L. Rev. 150 (2021).
22. Poonam Pradhan, Matrimonial laws and gender justice, 45(3) JSTOR 335-387 (2003).
23. Arjun Kapoor, Balancing Scientific Evidence and Legal Presumptions in Paternity Disputes: An Indian Perspective, 38 Natl L. Sch. India Rev. 215 (2021).
24. Kiran Rao, Admissibility of DNA Evidence in Indian Courts: From Gautam Kundu to Nandlal Basudeo Badwaik, 23 Ind. J. Const. L. 245 (2022).
25. Poonam Pradhan, Matrimonial laws and gender justice, 45(3) JSTOR 335-387 (2003).
26. Anand Singh, Paternity and Legitimacy: A Comparative Study of Indian and International Jurisprudence, 19 J. Indian L. & Socy 88 (2020).
27. Ravi Nair, Legal and Ethical Challenges in the Use of DNA Testing for Paternity Disputes in India, 21 Indian J. Legal Stud. 190 (2021).
28. Krishna Shukla, Analysis: The Loopholes under section 112 of Indian Evidence Act 1872, 11(8) JETIR 216-224 (2024).
29. Amrita Nair, Revisiting the Conclusive Proof Clause in Section 112: Need for Legislative Reforms, 29 Natl L. Univ. Delhi L. Rev. 172 (2022).
30. Lisa Fernandez, Ethical and Legal Challenges of DNA Profiling in Family Law Cases, 30 Intl J. Bioethics & Law 112 (2021).
31. Siddharth Roy, Presumption of Legitimacy vs. Scientific Evidence: The Indian Judicial Approach, 35 South Asian J. Law & Policy 144 (2023).
32. Kavita Rao, The Right to Privacy in Paternity Disputes: Judicial Trends in India and Abroad, 28 Intl J. Law & Policy 156 (2021).
33. Rohit Sharma, Reforming Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act: A Legislative and Judicial Perspective on DNA Evidence in Paternity Disputes, 42 Natl L. Sch. India Rev. 301 (2023).
34. Priya Sharma, DNA Evidence in Paternity Disputes: Harmonizing Legal and Ethical Frameworks, 33 Asian J. Comparative L. 177 (2020).
35. Arjun Mehta, Balancing Justice and Scientific Evidence: Revisiting Section 112 of the Evidence Act, 40 J. Indian L. & Socy 89 (2022).
36. Ananya Gupta, DNA Testing and Presumption of Legitimacy: Balancing Legal Certainty with Scientific Accuracy, 35 Indian Const. L.J. 210 (2022).
References
1. Rahul Joshi, DNA Evidence in Indian Courts: Challenges and Opportunities, 25 Asian J. Comparative L. 178 (2019).
2. Mukund Sarda, Legitimacy of Children and DNA Tests, 23(3) IOSR-JHSS 35-37 (2018).
3. Siddharth Roy, Presumption of Legitimacy vs. Scientific Evidence: The Indian Judicial Approach, 35 South Asian J. Law & Policy 144 (2023).
4. India Evid. Act, 1872, 112.
5. India Const. art. 15(3).
6. India Const. art. 15(3).
7. India Const. art. 39(f).
8. PRAGYA MISHRA, EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF DNA TESTS IN ADJUDICATION OF PATERNITY DISPUTES 55 (Lap Lambert 2012).
9. Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 116.
10. Namrata Gupta, The Presumption of Legitimacy, 9(9) IJCRT 810-812 (2021).
11. AIR-2001 SC 2226.
12. (2015) 1 SCC 365.
13. Rina Patel, DNA Testing and Legal Presumption of Legitimacy: An Ethical and Legal Dilemma, 45 Ind. J. L. & Tech. 123 (2022).
14. 2023 SCC OnLine SC 161
15. AIR 1993 SC 2295.
16. Meena Sharma, Judicial Interpretation of Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act: A Critical Analysis, 12 Intl J. Legal Stud. & Res. 98 (2020).
17. AIR 2014 SC 932.
18. Amrita Nair, Revisiting the Conclusive Proof Clause in Section 112: Need for Legislative Reforms, 29 Natl L. Univ. Delhi L. Rev. 172 (2022).
19. NADJMA YASSARI, FILIATION AND THE PROTECTION OF PARENTLESS CHILDREN 215-226 (T.M.C. Asser Press 2019).
20. 740 P.2d 127 (1987).
21. Sneha Verma, Privacy and DNA Testing: Constitutional Dilemmas in Legitimacy Cases, 14 Indian Const. L. Rev. 150 (2021).
22. Poonam Pradhan, Matrimonial laws and gender justice, 45(3) JSTOR 335-387 (2003).
23. Arjun Kapoor, Balancing Scientific Evidence and Legal Presumptions in Paternity Disputes: An Indian Perspective, 38 Natl L. Sch. India Rev. 215 (2021).
24. Kiran Rao, Admissibility of DNA Evidence in Indian Courts: From Gautam Kundu to Nandlal Basudeo Badwaik, 23 Ind. J. Const. L. 245 (2022).
25. Poonam Pradhan, Matrimonial laws and gender justice, 45(3) JSTOR 335-387 (2003).
26. Anand Singh, Paternity and Legitimacy: A Comparative Study of Indian and International Jurisprudence, 19 J. Indian L. & Socy 88 (2020).
27. Ravi Nair, Legal and Ethical Challenges in the Use of DNA Testing for Paternity Disputes in India, 21 Indian J. Legal Stud. 190 (2021).
28. Krishna Shukla, Analysis: The Loopholes under section 112 of Indian Evidence Act 1872, 11(8) JETIR 216-224 (2024).
29. Amrita Nair, Revisiting the Conclusive Proof Clause in Section 112: Need for Legislative Reforms, 29 Natl L. Univ. Delhi L. Rev. 172 (2022).
30. Lisa Fernandez, Ethical and Legal Challenges of DNA Profiling in Family Law Cases, 30 Intl J. Bioethics & Law 112 (2021).
31. Siddharth Roy, Presumption of Legitimacy vs. Scientific Evidence: The Indian Judicial Approach, 35 South Asian J. Law & Policy 144 (2023).
32. Kavita Rao, The Right to Privacy in Paternity Disputes: Judicial Trends in India and Abroad, 28 Intl J. Law & Policy 156 (2021).
33. Rohit Sharma, Reforming Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act: A Legislative and Judicial Perspective on DNA Evidence in Paternity Disputes, 42 Natl L. Sch. India Rev. 301 (2023).
34. Priya Sharma, DNA Evidence in Paternity Disputes: Harmonizing Legal and Ethical Frameworks, 33 Asian J. Comparative L. 177 (2020).
35. Arjun Mehta, Balancing Justice and Scientific Evidence: Revisiting Section 112 of the Evidence Act, 40 J. Indian L. & Socy 89 (2022).
36. Ananya Gupta, DNA Testing and Presumption of Legitimacy: Balancing Legal Certainty with Scientific Accuracy, 35 Indian Const. L.J. 210 (2022).