- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35704 WP No. 23013 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 23013 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: DR. N. S. MAHENDRA BABU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O N.SATYANARAYANA, RESIDING AT NO.1426, 17TH CROSS, 14TH MAIN, 1ST STAGE, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 078. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND B MUDDAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. NANDINI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, D/O V.SRINIVASA SHETTY, W/O.DR.N.S.MAHENDRA BABU, JAMUNA HARDWARE AND PAINTS, VIDYAPEETA ROAD, SHUKUR CIRCLE, KENGERI, BENGALURU-560 060. &RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VARDHAMAN V GUNJAL., ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 12.03.2025, PASSED ON IA NO.3 FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 THEREBY DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO PAY INTERIM MAINTENANCE OF RS. 15,000/- PER MONTH TO THE RESPONDENT FROM THE DATE OF I.A TILL Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35704 WP No. 23013 of 2025 DISPOSAL OF THE PETITION AND TO PAY LITIGATION EXPENSES OF RS.50,000/- TO THE RESPONDENT 2022 IN MC NO. 327/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDITIONAL FAMILY COURT, BANGALORE VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed aggrieved by the order passed in I.A.No.3 in M.C.No.327/2018 dated 12.03.2025 by the III Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, whereby the Family Court had granted maintenance of an amount of Rs.15,000/- per month to the wife, the husband is before this Court. 2. On 01.08.2025, when this matter came up before this Court, an interim order was passed directing the husband to pay maintenance of an amount of Rs.5,000/- per month to the wife by 5th of every succeeding month and also shall pay the arrears at an amount of Rs.5,000/- within a period of eight weeks. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35704 WP No. 23013 of 2025 3. Today, when the matter came up before this Court, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he had filed a memo before the Family Court on 07.12.2024 and the Family Court by order dated 30.07.2025 has permitted the husband to withdraw the M.C., and as the main MC itself is withdrawn, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing the petitioner, perused the material on record. The Family Court had granted maintenance of an amount of Rs.15,000/- per month. The wife is entitled for maintenance of an amount of Rs.15,000/- per month from the date of application till the date the M.C. was dismissed as withdrawn i.e., 30.07.2025. Clarifying this aspect, this Court finds no further reasons to entertain this writ petition. Hence, this Court is passing the following: ORDER i. It is clarified that the wife is entitled for the maintenance of an amount of Rs.15,000/- per month from the date of application till 30.07.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35704 WP No. 23013 of 2025 ii. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. iii. It is left to the respondent/wife to execute the order. iv. All I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33