- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52473-DB MFA No. 7264 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No. 7264 OF 2025 (FC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NAGASHREE S @ CHANDANA, W/O MARUTHI RAO R @ HEMANTH, D/O K. SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, C/O SHARADHABAI, R/O JOSEPH NAGARA, B. H. ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577425. …APPELLANT (BY SRI SANTOSH S. NAGARALE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MARUTHI RAO R @ HEMANTH, SON OF RUDROJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION BILL COLLECTOR O AND M MESCOM SUB-DIVISION, B. H. ROAD, BIRUR 577116. AND ALSO RESIDING AT RUDROJI RAO Y., RENUKA NILAYA, ASHOKA NAGARA, HEARANGUNTA ROAD, DAVANAGERE 577002. …RESPONDENT THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 23.08.2025 Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52473-DB MFA No. 7264 of 2025 PASSED IN MC No.222/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, SHIVAMOGGA, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(ia) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) A memo for withdrawal has been filed by the counsel for the appellant, in which it is stated that the respondent has expired on 24.11.2025. 2. A copy of the death certificate is enclosed. 3. In view of the aforesaid, the appeal is dismissed. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37