Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari was on Thursday directed by the Supreme Court to give his blood sample in a paternity suit in which a Delhi-based youth is claiming to be his biological son. He has been directed to make himself available on 29 of this month at his home in Dehradun before district judge and a local civil surgeon who will be accompanied by a pathologist. His hope in getting any relief was dashed as the apex court dismissed Tiwari's appeal against the Delhi High Court order which had ordered him to undergo the DNA test saying that police force can be used to compel the 86-year-old leader to give the sample.

A Two judge bench directed that total confidentiality should be maintained for sending the blood sample to a CDFD laboratory in Hyderabad. The Delhi High Court, in its April 27 order, had ordered Tiwari to undergo the DNA test in the paternity suit and had also imposed a fine of 25,000 rupees on the leader.