- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5518 CP No. 471 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR CIVIL PETITION NO. 471 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT. POOJA W/O LAXMINARAYAN PAI, R/AT SRI. LAKSHMI VENKATA SAI PG FOR LADIES, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT- NO. 43,. 1ST CROSS, PRASANTHI LAYOUT, BEHIND THALASSERY RESTAURANT, NEAR HOPE FARM SIGNAL, BENGALURU 560 066. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH R BHAGAT, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. LAXMINARAYAN PAI, C/O GAJANAN L PAI, NO. 1390/A, GOSAVIWADA, SADASHIVGAD, CHITTAKULA POST, KARWAR-UTTARA KANNADA 581 352 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PULKITH KISHORE GOEL, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5518 CP No. 471 of 2024 THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 PRAYING TO 1. TO TRANSFER M.C. NO. 51/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL C.J.M. COURT AT KARWAR TO THE COURT AT 7TH ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL, BENGALURU TO TRY ALONG WITH M.C. NO. 699/2024 FILED BY THE PETITIONER , IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner Sri.Venkatesh R Bhagat and learned counsel for the respondent Sri.Pulkith Kishore Goel are present along with the petitioner Smt.Pooja and respondent Sri.Lakshminarayan Pai physically before the Court. 2. The parties to the proceedings are identified by their respective Aadhaars and their copy of Aadhaar cards are also produced which is placed on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5518 CP No. 471 of 2024 3. At the instance of this Court, the matter was referred to Karnataka Mediation Centre for resolution of the dispute. Upon appearance before the Karnataka Mediation Centre parties agreed for settlement of the dispute and have signed Memorandum of settlement under Section 89 Read With Rules 24 and 25 of the Karnakata Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005 agreeing to resolve the dispute amicably in terms of the said agreement. Under the circumstances, 7th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District is hereby directed to accept the settlement agreement and pass suitable orders in accordance with law. 4. In view of the parties having agreed to settle the matter, there is no order required to be passed in this petition with regard to transfer of the matter from Karwar to Bengaluru Rural as the parties have agreed to withdraw the petition in MC.No.51/2024 which is filed by respondent-husband who initiated the petition for Restitution of Conjugal Rights. He has agreed to withdraw - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5518 CP No. 471 of 2024 the petition in MC.No.51/2024, under the circumstances, I pass the following order: ORDER i) This petition is disposed of with a direction to the Learned 7th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District to accept the Mediation settlement agreement from the Karnataka Mediation Centre and pass suitable orders in accordance with Law. ii) Parties to appear before the Learned 7th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District on 22.02.2025. iii) Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE RCK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2 CT:SNN