A DNA test has confirmed that senior Congress leader N.D. Tiwari is the biological father of Delhi-based 32-year-old Rohit Shekhar.
Mr. Shekhar had, in a paternity suit, sought a declaration from court that Mr. Tiwari is his biological father.
Justice Reva Khetrapal of the Delhi High Court pronounced the gist of the DNA matching of Mr. Tiwari, Mr. Shekhar and his mother Ujjwala Sharma in the open court on Friday.
Earlier, she went through the test report in her chamber in the presence of counsel for Mr. Shekhar and his mother.
Interestingly, Mr. Tiwari’s counsel was absent. In fact, Justice Khetrapal decided to open the test report after waiting for counsel to turn up.
Earlier in the day, a Division Bench of the court, comprising Justices A.K. Sikri and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed a petition by Mr. Tiwari that sought a direction to keep the DNA report secret till the conclusion of the trial in the suit, saying “not opening the DNA report may lead to a lengthy process.”
Later, talking to reporters, Mr. Shekhar said he would decide on his claim on Mr. Tiwari’s property after taking his lawyer’s advice.
Court battle between Mr. Tiwari and Mr. Shekhar went on for five years, with the veteran leader sparing no legal remedies to get the suit dismissed. At one stage, Justice S.N. Dhingra (since retired) dismissed the suit on the ground of it being time-barred and beyond the Delhi High Court’s jurisdiction.
However, hope for Mr. Shekhar lit up when the Division Bench set aside Justice Dhingra’s judgment and permitted the suit to proceed.
Mr. Tiwari also exhausted all legal avenues to avoid giving his blood sample for the DNA test. Thereafter, he moved the Supreme Court, arguing that he could not be compelled to give his blood sample but got no relief.
Ultimately, he gave his blood sample at his Dehra Dun residence on a Supreme Court direction. The DNA was matched with the blood samples of Mr. Shekhar and Ms. Sharma by Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics.
Keywords: Tiwari paternity suit, Rohit Shekhar, Ujjwala Sharma, DNA test, Delhi High Court, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, CDFD
Congratulations to the editorial board of The Hindu. Maybe Tiwari might have just made his last opinion, writing in The Hindu a few weeks ago. A similar The Hindu intervention was seen last when Raja was given prime first page space. Does this mean that Tiwari will have dark cell awaiting him somewhere in capital ?
Rama Goutharaju has perhaps misunderstood things.A clean chit has not been given to N.D.Tiwari either by myself or the rest who have commented on the episode. I have clearly stated that what he did was quite unbecoming of a person who had held posts like the CM or governor of a state. Till the episode of his disowning his own biological son - a blatant lie, that too uttered in a court of law-came to public gaze, his image was supposed to be a good one by a vast majority. Now, people in general have a positive aversion for him.
He was considered as a person of high integrity and so had been given
the to chance to serve our country at high positions as CM and Governor.Mask is open now about its integrity. I think such
personalities are still hiding among our politicians and are deciding
the our future.It would be better if responsible authority work on how
to bring up best eligible candidates from a constituency to contest an
election. Definitively the conventional approach of declaring eligible
candidate for contesting election for a constituency is not always
giving right person to lead our country.
Tiwari,of course was cruel to his son and the women whom he exploited for sex. The court has given justice to them. Now the public have to give a full stop to this episode , without continuing a MAHABHARATHA or RAMAYANA out of it. We are, as citizens are indeed have a right to discuss about his deeds or misdeeds of his political public life. But , he too has a right to insulate himself from unnecessory intervention on his private life. We as citizens have a duty to respect his private life.We should not go beyond the right of the judiciary,an institution created for that purpose.So, better we stop here.
K.D.Viswanaathan and others supporting ND Tiwari are absolutely wrong.
Mr. Tiwari may have been powerful, but describing him as having a
"good image" can not be farther from the truth. Everyone knows how he
behaved as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, at the Rajbhavan in India.
Then, he spared no effort to have this paternity suit dismissed.
There are rare times when the rule of law applies to both the commoner
and the rich. This is one of them. To me - this is something to
celebrate - the triumph of justice over power.
As any common man he could have accepted that the boy is his legitimate son and avoided these legal battle for all these years.the son rightly said his father is illegimate.
On one hand it is a triumph for the Indian Judicial System but on the other it is a tight fitting slap on the face of Indian Politics!! It is shameful to think that this criminal was Governor of an Indian State!!
Great Judgement after a longtime. These kind of judgements will give hopes to common man that they can fight through court. I didn't expect that this will be closed so sooner. I am happy to see judgement sooner.
It is surprising inspite of the scientific evidence. This man still claims a 'conspiracy theory' and does not admit guilt. He should not only be punished but given the maximum sentence for not admitting to the guilt.
I appreciate the courage of Mr. Shekar. It is shame that Mr. Tiwari is lying all along.
Kudos to the Judges.
People who see women as sex objects rules this country as Central cabinet minister,CM and Governor. He should be prosecuted and sentenced.
The DNA test had at last helped Rohit.Justice alone triumphs.With the
invent of technology,culprits can easily be bought to light.Media has
been proactive and it continues to prove it's mettle by upholding
justice.
This is just the tip of an iceberg. There are several other politicians like Mr. Tiwari and Mr. Anand Mohan who are not fit to be called Leaders and would end up behind bars if law takes it's proper course.
lol. some people might not be knowing this... His reputation was lost when a Andhra Pradesh based News channel (ABN Andhra Jyothi) has aired his sex scandals during his days in Andhra's Raj Bhavan. And he claims right to reputaion now.
the congress party have to say something about this incident and we have to give a critical punishment to this type of peoples.the suprime court have to respond about this matter and he is the cheater of the nation.
The DNA report in the fraternity case of Rohit Shekhar against 87-year-
old veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari is really a clinching piece of
evidence. It augurs well with our judicial system. We still have to wait
for the final verdict of the Apex Court.
Other than being a personal moral issue, Mr. Tiwari's affair and out of wedlock son is no-news. Mr. Tiwari would have done himself a huge favour if he had acknowledged his biological son and avoided the litigation.
The shame is not so much from a personal moral weakness, it is more from making a public scene from it in trying to take a high pedestal where there was none. I expect people in public service to display high morality in serving with due diligence to the office they they hold, personal morality not withstanding.
In a similar vein, a lot of people have tried hard to find fault with Mr. JL Nehru, Mrs. Gandhi or even Mahatma Gandhi. They need to rescue themselves from the gutters of their narrow minds. Mr. ND Tiwari is otherwise a fine person and let us leave it that.
Congratulations Rohit tiwari.Now you know your Baap you must try to get
a part of his property .
What conspiracy is Mr.Tiwari talking about here? To think that this liar has been the Cheif Minister of not one but two states makes me shudder.
The Delhi High Court judgment, which has unhesitatingly upheld the claim of Rohit Sekhar that Mr.N.D.Tiwari was his biological father, has made it abundantly clear that the manner in which the veteran Congress leader- an octogenarian, who had held high posts like State Governor, Chief Minister etc. - had tried to get the case against him dragged on for years together, was quite unbecoming. A delicate issue like this should have been silently settled long back without giving room protracted adverse media publicity. His otherwise good image has ben badly dented by this ugly episode.
Great Decision and made DNA test meaningful.
Politicians and influential people try to exploit society and never admit their mistakes. All the
more they try to cover it up with influence. This should be a lesson to these people.
I am not worried about his affair but the way he tries to fight to make it nothing happened
bothers me and society . How can we believe these guys ?
He can still try to get out of the mess...He can say he gave his
sperm to a sperm bank... or that he might have thrown out a condom that
had his sperm , which was later collected , and utilized... our legal
fraternity could go to any extent to "protect" the ex governor....
politicos are epitome of immorality. This guy was a CM, Governor .. what a shame!
This simple man indeed has a terrific reputation. Will he at least now accept his misdeeds and atone for it?
Shri ND Tiwari in not only a senior congress leader but also been cabinet minister,
Governor and once tipped to be the prime minister as well. Above all, he is a humble
servant of the congress party and has always devoted himself for service of the
people. Now,as per the system in vogue within the party, Shri Rohit Shekhar now
fulfills all qualifications for being nominated to Parliament and ministerial berth,
considering his father's stature !
The court decision in this case is truly a major milestone. In a society, in which the “morality” takes off its veil when the sun goes down, this judgment will serve as the opening of the flood gate. This is a victory for the common man and a feather in the cap for the judicial system. Jai Hind.
Our faith in the judicial process is vindicated.
Mr.Tiwari tried every trick to evade scrutiny.
Luck has ran out.
Tharki buddha... :)
I guess he is 86 so must have had affair at 50+ or something...God whats
wrong with this population
Once, this guy vied for the Prime minister post... He was caught in a
video tape - scam as well...
Finally...the game is over. The court acted unconventionally. I expected
that this case will be prolonged to years...:))
I am not sure what kind of 'right to reputation' he is talking about when he is found to be openly lying about his biological son (as the DNA results have been proved). Imagine such lying, cheating, unscrupulous person was a Chief Minister and then a Governor, no wonder people have such a low opinion of the politicians.
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