LHC refuses DNA test in paternity suit

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has refused to order an immediate DNA test in a paternity suit, ruling that the welfare of the minor and the current evidentiary stage of the case outweigh the parents’ joint consent for genetic testing.

Justice Ahsan Raza Kazmi dismissed a civil revision petition filed by a man seeking a declaration that he is not the biological father of a minor girl.

The petitioner, Malik Hamid Raza, urged the court to overturn two lower court decisions — dated April 17 and May 21...