- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52583 CP No. 431 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 431 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MANOJ PAI S/O GURUDUTT PAI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.17, 1ST CROSS, HENNUR BANDE, KALYAN NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 043 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AJAY PRABHU M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT SHASHIKALA @ PANKAJA W/O MANOJ PAI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO.18, KALIDASA NAGARA, VIDHYANAGARA, HUBBALLI - 580 021 …RESPONDENT THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC. 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 1908., PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO FAMILY COURT TO WITHDRAW AND TRANSFER THE PETITION IN CRL. MISC NO.327 OF 2025 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, HUBBALLI TO THE COURT OF III ADDITIONAL PRL. JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU FOR ADJUDICATION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52583 CP No. 431 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. Office has raised objection with regard to maintainability of the revision petition. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo which reads as under: "The counsel for the petitioner respectfully submit that in terms of the office objection raised by Registry regarding maintainability of the petition. The petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the petition and file transfer petition under Section 407 of Cr.P.C. in the interest of justice and equity. Registry may be directed to return the certified copies produced in the above petition. 3. Placing the memo on record, the petition stands dismissed as not maintainable with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52583 CP No. 431 of 2025 4. Office to return the certified copy of the records after keeping photocopy of the same. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC CT:SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2