- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49833-DB MFA No. 6847 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST 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. 6847 OF 2018 (GW) BETWEEN: 1. USHA C.J., W/O. FRANCIS, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2. FRANCIS S/O. JOSEPH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT #4, "VASISHALI" 3RD CROSS, BANNIMANTAP, 'A' LAYOUT, MYSURU. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. ABUBACKER SHAFI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, BALAKIYARA BALAMANDIRA, LALITH MAHAL ROAD, MYSURU. 2. JYOTHI NILAYA BANNUR ROAD, NADANAHALLI, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49833-DB MFA No. 6847 of 2018 MYSURU, REPRESENTED BY SISTER MARY. 3. DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER MYSURU DISTRICT, C/O. GOVT. BOYS HOME, VIJAYANAGARA 4TH STAGE, MYSURU. …RESPONDENTS (R1 AND R3 ARE SERVED, UNREPRESENTED; SRI X. M. JOSEPH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 47(a) OF GUARDIANS AND WARDS ACT, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 04.08.2018 PASSED ON G&WC No.15/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, MYSURU, DISMISSING THE PETITIONER FILED UNDER SECTION 15 AND 25 OF GUARDIANS AND WARDS ACT 1890. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, 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) This appeal was filed in the year 2018, in which the age of the two minor children was stated to be 16 and 13 respectively. Evidently, they have attained majority. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49833-DB MFA No. 6847 of 2018 Under the circumstances, the appeal is rendered infructuous. It is therefore, dismissed. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28