- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45488-DB MFA No. 8518 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8518 OF 2017 (FC) BETWEEN: SRI.M.RAVI, S/O MARISHETTY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.184/3, 6TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 018. …APPELLANT (BY SRI.M.RAVI APPELLANT (ABSENT)) AND: SMT.R.K.LATHA @ SHWETHA, W/O M.RAVI, D/O KUNNIMARA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT NO.42, 3RD CROSS, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAYANDAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 039. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.V.RAJANNA ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45488-DB MFA No. 8518 of 2017 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 19(1) OF FAMILY COURTS ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 08.09.2017 PASSED IN M.C.NO.4456/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/S 9 OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, FOR RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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) Learned counsel for the respondent is present. 2. No one appears for the appellant. 3. Pursuant to the previous order of the Court, Court notice was issued to the appellant to engage another counsel as the previous counsel was permitted to retire from the case in view of the memo of retirement submitted by him, which was signed by the appellant. The office report is that the unserved notice to the appellant is on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45488-DB MFA No. 8518 of 2017 4. On perusal of the notice served, it appears that the appellant is not residing at the address. In view of the aforesaid, it appears that appellant is not interested to press the appeal. The appeal is therefore dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE BVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31