DNA test with relative not conclusive proof of paternity without direct comparison with alleged
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that DNA tests conducted with relatives are not conclusive proof of paternity without a direct comparison to the alleged father. The court emphasized that such evidence must be weighed alongside other official documentation and witness testimony.
Why it matters
This ruling sets a legal precedent for how genetic evidence is utilized in family law cases within the Pakistani judicial system.
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has held that a genetic test conducted with a relative of an alleged father, in the absence of a direct DNA comparison with the alleged father, cannot constitute conclusive proof of paternity, adding that the evidentiary value of such a test has to be assessed in light of other available evidence. A three-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan gave the ruling while deciding a petition filed by Barkat Khan and others against a judgment of the Peshawar High Court, Abbottabad Bench.
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