- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41868-DB MFA No. 3669 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No. 3669 OF 2017 (MC) BETWEEN: 1. B. R. SHIVANANDA HEGGADE, S/O B.K. RAMAPPA HEGGADE, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O BALEHALLI VILLAGE, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK 577432, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI B.R. SHIVANANDA HEGGADE, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. SMT. NAGARATHNA, W/O B.R. SHIVANANDA HEGGADE, D/O LATE SHINGAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE, R/O MANDAGADDE, THYAVANA POST, SRINGERI TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 577139. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41868-DB MFA No. 3669 of 2017 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 28(1) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 25.02.2017 PASSED ON MC No.13/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC, THIRTHAHALLI, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(i-a) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR 'DISMISSAL' 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) The matter has been listed today pursuant to the previous order of the Court whereby, as a last opportunity to the appellant, this case was directed to be listed for dismissal. 2. It is evident from the record that the appellant has not been appearing since a long time. It appears that the appellant is not interested to press this appeal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41868-DB MFA No. 3669 of 2017 3. This appeal is therefore dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16