Veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that its order asking him to undergo a paternity test, on a suit filed by a young man claiming to be his biological son, was "erroneous" as his mother's marriage with her husband was subsisting at the time of his birth.


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"The single judge order asking the leader to undergo the DNA test was erroneous as a legal and valid marriage was subsisting between Ujjwala Sharma and Bimal Prasad Sharma, the legitimate father of Rohit Shekhar," senior advocate Ashok Desai, appearing for 85-year-old Tiwari, said.

Meanwhile, Rohit's counsel Kirtiman Singh said that let the leader give his sample for the DNA test in a sealed cover.

The bench also comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul posted the matter on February 7 for further hearing.
Tiwari, who had last year resigned as Andhra Pradesh Governor, had countered the charges claiming that he never had any physical relationship with Ujjwala, who is also a Congress activist.