- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7503-DB MFA No. 4951 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4951 OF 2024 (MC) BETWEEN: DHARMAPALA GOWDA S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT MEDU HOUSE, DEVACHALLA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574 239. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRAKASHA K V., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT PAVITHRA D/O ITTIGUNDI CHINNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT ITTIGUNDI HOUSE, AMARAPADNURU VILLAGE, CHOKKADY POST, SULLIA TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574 239. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DEVI PRASAD K., ADVOCATE) THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.28(1) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 25.04.2024 PASSED IN MC NO.42/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7503-DB MFA No. 4951 of 2024 JUDGE AND JMFC, SULLIA, D.K, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/S. 13(1)(ia) AND (ib) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Learned counsel for the appellant has filed two memos in Court. With one memo is enclosed a certified copy of memorandum of settlement/mediation report dated 18.09.2025, which is submitted for perusal of this Court. Another memo has been filed for withdrawal of the appeal as not pressed. Both the memos are kept on record and the appeal is dismissed as not pressed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7503-DB MFA No. 4951 of 2024 It is made clear that the respondent is not present when the matter is called out, therefore verification of the memorandum of settlement is not possible. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE TKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2