Mohanan v. a.Janaki
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed the revision petition challenging lower courts' orders awarding Rs.500/month maintenance to a minor child. The court upheld findings of paternity despite the petitioner's denial, rejecting the demand for a DNA test.
What did the court decide?
The petition challenging the maintenance order was dismissed; the direction to pay Rs.500 per month to the child was upheld.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI
MONDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2008 / 3RD BHADRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1827 of 2005()
------------------------MC.34/2000 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KASARAGOD ....................
PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/REVISION PETITIONER:
MOHANAN, 43 YEARS, S/O. SUKUMARAN, PALLATHUMKAL, CHATTAMCHAL, THEKKIL VILLAGE, KASARAGOD.
BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.SREEJITH S.NAIR SRI.HARISH
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS/RESPONDENT:
- A. JANAKI, 38 YEARS, D/O. KURAVAN ACHARI, KARATHOTTY, PERUMBALA POST, KASARAGOD TALUK.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can interfere with the concurrent finding of fact that the petitioner is the father of the minor child.
Whether the burden to prove negation of paternity or produce DNA evidence lay with the petitioner.
Whether the maintenance amount awarded by the trial court should be set aside.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
MOHANAN
- respondent
A. JANAKI
- respondent
HEMA. K.
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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