Maternity need not be proved through DNA test before donating kidney to child: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court ruled that a woman does not need to undergo a DNA test to prove her maternity when donating a kidney to her son. Instead, documents such as a birth certificate and identification cards are sufficient to establish the relationship. The court ordered the authorisation committee to grant permission for the kidney transplant within a week.
- ▪The court stated that documents like birth certificates and Aadhaar cards are enough to prove the relationship between the donor and the recipient.
- ▪Justice G.R. Swaminathan emphasized that the mother should not be required to undergo a DNA test to establish maternity.
- ▪The authorisation committee had previously withheld consent for the transplant due to doubts about the relationship.
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A woman wanting to donate her kidney to her son need not prove maternity by undergoing a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test. It is sufficient to submit documents such as birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, the Madras High Court has held.Justice G.R. Swaminathan stated so, while disposing of a joint writ petition filed by 44-year-old Rita Chaurasiya and her 25-year-old son Rohit Kumar Chaurasia of Howrah in West Bengal. They had intended to undergo the renal transplantation surgery at Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Chennai.
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