Senior Congress leader and former Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order which had dismissed his plea and decided to adjudicate a paternity suit filed by a man claiming him to be his biological son.
Rohit Shekhar, grandson of a former union minister, had filed the suit claiming he was born out of a relationship between his mother Ujjwala Sharma and Tiwari, a charge denied by the 84-year-old Congress leader.Shekhar, who has filed a caveat in the apex court, said he got information from Tiwari's counsel that the appeal has been filed against the High Court's March 17 order. In a setback to Tiwari, the High Court had dismissed his plea and decided to adjudicate the case filed against him.
The division bench of the High court, which earlier hinted that Tiwari might have to undergo DNA test to decide the issue, had set aside a single bench order which had dismissed the paternity suit filed by Sekhar on the ground that the suit was time barred and not maintainable. Meanwhile, the High Court is likely to take up the petition of Shekhar tomorrow. PTI
