Haramanis v. Somalatha – sllr 1998 volume 3 page 365

In the case between Haramanis (applicant-respondent) and Somalatha (defendant-appellant), the court considered the sufficiency of evidence required to establish paternity and liability for maintenance of an illegitimate child, and the application of Section 157 of the Evidence Ordinance regarding the corroborative value of contemporaneous statements. It was determined that credible, corroborated evidence provided by the applicant, together with contradictions and deliberate falsehoods in the defendant’s testimony, satisfied legal requirements for proving the relationship and responsibility for maintenance. Established common law principles and relevant precedents were relied upon, including the view that deliberately false statements by a party can corroborate the adverse case. The decisio