- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18482-DB MFA No. 7939 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 7939 OF 2024 (MC) BETWEEN: MRS SHOBHA W/O. SHIVAKUMARCHAR D/O. LATE CHENNAPPACHARI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT VABASANDRA VILLAGE, LAKKONDAHALLI POST, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUJNANESHWARI SHETTY, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: MR SHIVAKUMARCHAR S/O. SHANMUKACHAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT #212, GUNDAMAGERE (NORTH SIDE), SASALU HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18482-DB MFA No. 7939 of 2024 THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 28(1) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 05.08.2024 PASSED IN M.C.NO. 205/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(ia) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT AND DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13 1(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 JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Despite the matter being called out twice, no one appears for the appellant. The appeal was filed on 29.11.2024. It is only when this Court passed the order dated 12.02.2026 that the office objections were removed. Pursuant to the order dated 05.03.2026, notice issued on I.A.No.1/2024 for condonation of delay of 23 days, but service report is awaited. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18482-DB MFA No. 7939 of 2024 Since no one appears on behalf of the appellant, this I.A.No.1/2024 is dismissed for non-prosecution. Since the I.A.No.1/2024 is dismissed, the appeal itself is dismissed and it is consigned. SD/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22