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S.21 Registration Of Births & Deaths Act Doesn't Authorise Registrar To Compel Parents And Child To Undergo DNA Test: Kerala High Court
Rubayya Tasneem
14 Feb 2024 10:35 AM IST
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a Registrar's power to call for information regarding birth or death under Section 21 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 does not extend to order DNA test of a newborn and its parents.Justice VG Arun criticised the Registrar of Cheranalloor Grama Panchayat for refusing to issue birth certificate to the female child born to...
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