Actor Dhanush on Tuesday told the Madras High Court Bench here that he was opposing the plea for a DNA test made by a couple who had filed a maintenance case before a lower court claiming to be his biological parents, not because he had something to hide, but because his integrity and right to privacy should not be tested at the instance of people who file frivolous cases.
The submission was made before Justice P.N. Prakash, who reserved his verdict without mentioning the date on which the judgment would be pronounced.
Earlier, the actor had filed a petition seeking to quash the case filed by R. Kathiresan (65) and K. Meenakshi (53) before a Judicial Magistrate at Melur near here in November, seeking maintenance amount of ₹65,000 a month.
Representing the actor, senior counsel Ramakrishnan Veeraraghavan told the judge that the Supreme Court had, in more than one case, held that DNA test could not be ordered as a matter of course.
At this point, Mr. Justice Prakash interrupted to state: “I will not exercise my discretion on the issue of DNA test because it is beyond my jurisdiction. At the same time, I cannot draw an adverse inference on your refusal to agree for a DNA test... I should also answer the couple’s plea to give them an opportunity to put the actor in the witness box and try him before the lower court.”