- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26127 RPFC No. 188 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI REV.PET FAMILY COURT NO. 188 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI ARUN JOEL D’SOUZA S/O. GEORGE D’SOUZA, AGED ABOUT 45 YRS, R/AT PUTTIGE HALLI, MITHABAIL POST, MOODABIDRI, MANGALURU TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574226. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH KUMAR H., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT PRAMILA JANE ROADRIGUES W/O. ARUN JOEL D’SOUZA, D/O. B.P. RODRIGUES, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT KONNEPADAVU, HOSABETTU, MANGALURU TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574227 …RESPONDENT THIS RPFC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF THE FAMILY COURTS ACT., AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 5.03.2016 PASSED IN MC NO.281/2015 ON THE FILE OF PRL. JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, D.K., MANGALORE., ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SEC.10(ix) AND (x) OF INDIAN DIVORCE ACT, FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH THE RESPONDENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26127 RPFC No. 188 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Aggrieved by the judgment passed in M.C.No.281/2015 dated 05.03.2016 by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru, the petitioner has filed the present RPFC whereby the Family Court had allowed the petition and granted the decree of divorce. 2. The office has raised the objection with regard to the maintainability that in the light of Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984, the RPFC is not maintainable. 3 There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. The said office objection with regard the maintainability is sustained and the petitioner is at liberty to file an appropriate petition within a period of one week from today. 4. Accordingly, the RPFC is disposed off for statistical purposes. All I.As., in the RPFC shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4