- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1291-DB MFA No. 3153 of 2022 C/W MFA No. 3154 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3153 OF 2022 (MC) C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3154 OF 2022 (MC) IN MFA No. 3153/2022 BETWEEN: SMT.LAKSHMI W/O MAHADEVA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O S.K/5 NEAR VISL HOSPITAL, NEW TOWN, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, BHADRAVATHI-577 301. …APPELLANT (BY SMT.KAVITHA.M.S, ADVOCATE) AND: MAHADEVA S/O P.S.SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O NO.53, 1ST CROSS, VEENASHESHANNA ROAD, K R MOHALLA, MYSURU. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1291-DB MFA No. 3153 of 2022 C/W MFA No. 3154 of 2022 THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 28(1) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 07.03.2022 PASSED IN MC NO.120/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BHADRAVATHI, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(i-a AND b) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. IN MFA NO. 3154/2022 BETWEEN: SMT.LAKSHMI W/O MAHADEVA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O. S.K/5, NEAR VISL HOSPITAL, NEW TOWN, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, BHADRAVATHI-577 301. ...APPELLANT (BY SMT.KAVITHA.M.S, ADVOCATE) AND: MAHADEVA S/O P.S.SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O NO.53, 1ST CROSS, VEENASHESHANNA ROAD, K.R.MOHALLA, MYSURU. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRA, ADVOCATE) THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.28(1) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 07.03.2022 PASSED IN M.C.NO.80/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BHADRAVATHI, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/S.9 OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1291-DB MFA No. 3153 of 2022 C/W MFA No. 3154 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) There is a withdrawal memo on record. The appeals are dismissed. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE BVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19