- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5582 CP No. 420 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL PETITION NO. 420 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT G R SOUJANYA AGED 30 YEARS, W/O. H.V.ANAND @ APPI, D/O.RAMANNA, NOW R/AT GORAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, HULIBELE POST, KASABA HOBLI, BANGARPET TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 114, PH NO. +91 8152900535 AADHAR NO- 6216 5673 3920 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETHAN A.,ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. H.V. ANAND @APPI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O. VENKATESH, R/AT HUNISEHALLI VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PADMA A, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PADMASHREE SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High Court Of Karnatka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5582 CP No. 420 of 2025 THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC. 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 1908 PRAYING TO PASS ORDERS DIRECTING THE HONBLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE COURT, HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL, BENGALURU TO TRANSFER THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN M.C. NO. 78/2025, WHICH IS FURNISHED AT ANNEXURE E TO THE COURT OF HONBLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND PRL. JMFC COURT AT K.G.F. (SITTING AT BANGARPET) WHEREIN, M.C. NO. 26/2021 FILED BY THE PETITIONER IS ENDING ADJUDICATION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. 2. In spite of service of notice on the learned counsel for the respondent before the Tribunal on 29.01.2026, no one turned up. 3. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5582 CP No. 420 of 2025 solemnized on 11.10.2019 and they were blessed with a female child on 22.09.2020, who is presently aged about five years. The wife filed a petition for restitution of conjugal rights in M.C.No.26/2021 on 19.02.2021. 5. The husband had initially filed a divorce petition in M.C.No.373/2020. The wife thereafter filed a transfer application for transfer of the said case from the Court of II Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, to the Court of Senior Civil Judge and Principal JMFC, KGF, Kolar (sitting at Bangarpet), and accordingly, the matter was transferred. Therefore, both matters are to be tried together. But the husband withdrew the said petition on 01.09.2022 and did not appear before the mediation. 6. Subsequently, the husband filed another divorce petition in M.C.No.78/2025 on 04.09.2025 before the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Hosakote, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, which is at a distance of about 70 kms from Kolar. The wife also filed C.M.C. No.412/2025 for maintenance of the minor child and the same is pending. The wife has filed another petition under the Domestic Violence Act in D.V.A. No.7/2022, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5582 CP No. 420 of 2025 in which Court granted a sum of Rs.5,000/-per month to her, but he has not paid any amount. 7. Therefore, this Court finds that it is just and reasonable to transfer M.C.No.78/2025 filed by the husband for divorce from the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Hosakote, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, to the Court of Senior Civil Judge and Principal JMFC, KGF, Kolar (sitting at Bangarpet), to try along with restitution of conjugal rights. The Trial Court is directed to try and dispose of both matters at a time. It is stated that, still no evidence is let in the RCR. Accordingly, the Civil Petition is allowed. Sd/- (P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE AMA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53