The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Family Courts lack jurisdiction to entertain paternity claims arising from extramarital affairs. The Court emphasized that Family Courts are authorized to adjudicate matters related to matrimonial disputes and cannot address paternity issues stemming from relationships outside of marriage.
In the case at hand, the respondent, a legitimate child of his mother and her husband, sought to establish that the appellant was his biological father due to an alleged extramarital affair. The Supreme Court concurred with the appellant's argument that the Family Court was not the appropriate forum for such a paternity claim, as it did not involve a marital relationship between the appellant and the respondent's mother.
This decision underscores the limited jurisdiction of Family Courts, which are confined to matters arising from marital relationships and do not extend to claims based on extramarital affai
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