Mohan Haribhau Lanjewar v. Sanjay Hirkanya Moharkar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 423/2026, Bombay HC Nagpur Bench, decided 17-01-2026 by Khubalkar J. Petitioner (original defendant in suit) challenged rejection of application for fresh DNA test (Exhibit-54) despite existing DNA report dated 29-04-2025; held no perversity in reasoned trial Court order; writ petition dismissed, no costs; liberty to file fresh application with specific objections to DNA report, to be decided independently by trial Court. Keywords: fresh DNA test, Exhibit-54, forensic laboratory Pune Mumbai Hyderabad, perversity, writ dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed with no order as to costs; however, petitioner/defendant no.1 is permitted to file a fresh application raising appropriate objections/lacunae in the existing DNA report, which the trial Court may independently consider and decide in accordance with law.