- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27571-DB MFA No. 4611 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 4611 OF 2025 (FC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KAPIL NAIDU VALLABH S/O SRI MEGHSHYAM VALLABH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 329, 4TH B CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, HRBR LAYOUT, BANGALORE 560043 ALSO, AT RESIDING AT NO. 1102, ASSETZ HERE AND NOW, RACHENAHALLI, BEHIND MANYATA TECH PARK, BENGLAURU-560077 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VEENA J KAMATH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT SEETHA SOUJANYA RAJU W/O KAPIL NAIDU VALLABH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT A206, HOYASALA COMMANDERS RETREAT, NO 1524, 6TH CROSS ENDING, BHADRAPPA LAYOUT HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560094 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NAGESH MORO., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27571-DB MFA No. 4611 of 2025 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DT. 15.04.2025 PASSED IN MC NO. 5339/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF PRL. JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED U/S. 13(1)(ia) AND (ib) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present appeal has been filed under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 impugning the judgment and decree passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in M.C.No.5339/2020 whereby the Family Court has allowed the petition filed by the appellant/husband on the ground of cruelty and the marriage solemnized between the parties on 09.12.2012 has been dissolved by a decree of divorce. 2. The only dispute involved in this appeal is about the quantum of permanent alimony of Rs.50,00,000/- which the Family Court has granted to the respondent-wife. In pursuance to the interim order passed by this Court, the appellant has already paid a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- to the respondent. To put a quietus to the dispute between the parties, we reduce the quantum of total alimony - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27571-DB MFA No. 4611 of 2025 to Rs.35,00,000/- and direct the appellant to pay further sum Rs.25,00,000/- within a period of three months in three equal monthly installments towards all rights and clims of the respondent wife. 3. With the aforesaid direction, the appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14