JUDGMENT

P. Venkatarama Reddi, J.-Leave granted.

2. The appellants herein filed a petition before the Family Court, Cuttack describing it as a petition under Section 7 of the Guardians and Wards Act read with Section 7 of the Family Courts Act . The prayers made therein are as follows:

(a) To declare that late Samuel Maharana nick named as Gulu is the father of the minor child pupun alias Pallav Pratik Maharana and not Kanhu Ch. Pattnaik the respondent No.2 and the birth certificate obtained by respondent No.1 is not valid as the same is based on false information. Only the DNA finger print will prove the truth of the respondent No.1.

(b) To appoint the petitioners as guardians of the person of the said minor child.

(c) To direct the respondents to deliver the custody of the child to the petitioners within such period as deemed fit by the Hon ble Court.

3. According to the petitioners, their son, named Samuel Maharana developed intimacy with the first respondent-Meena Mohanty and both of them lived together in the Departmental Quarter allotted to Samuel Maharana. On account of their cohabitation, a male child was born to them o