Says mother of litigant Rohit Shekhar about the veteran Congress leader
Says mother of litigant Rohit Shekhar about the veteran Congress leader
Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the assistance of Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in fixing modalities for DNA test of Congress leader ND Tiwari to ascertain 31-year-old Rohit Shekhar's claim that he is the leader's biological son.
Awaiting justice: 31-year-old Rohit Shekhar claims that he is the leader's
biological son. File pic
Joint Registrar Deepak Garg sought CDFD's response to a notice by May 2, saying the laboratory is yet to respond to the court's earlier notice on this count. "As per the office report of the Delhi High Court Registry, a reply is still awaited from the CDFD Centre. Let the notice be issued to the head of the CDFD as to why no reply has been sent," the court said in its fresh notice.
The court fixed the matter for further hearing on May 6. The response of the laboratory was required as to how it would go about the test and how much time will it take in ascertaining the outcome, Joint Registrar Garg had said.
The Joint Registrar would record evidence to enable the regular court to decide the plea of Rohit Shekhar that he be declared the son of the veteran Congress leader. Justice Mittal had modified an earlier order asking CDFD, instead of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), to conduct the DNA test.
Meanwhile the mother of complainant Rohit Shekhar appeared cautious on the blood sample collecting issue.
"We have urged in the court about the strong links of ND Tiwari. We demanded a special system to protect the blood samples from tampering.
They could easily be targeted by ND Tiwari supporters. So we have applied for security of the person who will carry them," Ujjwala Sharma told MiD DAY. The veteran congress leader didn't appear at the hearing.
Stung
Tiwari, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, was forced to resign as Andhra Pradesh Governor in 2009 amid allegations of sexual misconduct against him following the airing of a sting operation in news channels purportedly with some women.
ADVERTISEMENT
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
