- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2650-DB MFA No. 102459 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 102459/2025 (FC) BETWEEN: DR. SADASHIV S/O. SHANKAR KHANADALE, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: DOCTOR (B.A.M.S.) R/O: KANAKANWADI – 591 222, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUHAS S. HOSAMANI, ADV. FOR SRI. A. S. PATIL, ADVS) AND: DR. NAYANA W/O. SADASHIV KHANADALE, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: DENTIST, R/O: AT NO. 786, SARASWATI NAGAR, GANESHPUR, BELAGAVI – 591 108. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. S.A. UDAKERI, SRI. S.M. YADAWAD & SRI. A.S. KANKONAKAR, ADVS) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT 1984, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE/MODIFY THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 07.03.2025 PASSED IN MC NO. 488/2022 BY THE HON’BLE I ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BELAGAVI AND TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL BY PASSING APPROPRIATE ORDERS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2650-DB MFA No. 102459 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. This appeal is filed by the petitioner therein against the judgment and decree dated 7th March 2025 passed in M.C. No.488 of 2022 by the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Belagavi. 2. The appellant and the respondent are husband and wife respectively. They are Hindus and were married on 24.02.2002 as per Hindu rites and customs. The husband filed a petition for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. However, the Family Court dismissed the petition. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal is filed. 3. During the course of the proceedings, the parties have arrived at a compromise and have agreed to dissolve the marriage by divorce. Two children were born from the wedlock, and the appellant has undertaken to bear the educational and marriage expenses of the children. Both the children are said to be adults. The appellant has also agreed to pay a one-time - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2650-DB MFA No. 102459 of 2025 alimony of ₹.40,00,000/-, and the respondent has agreed to transfer a property in favour of the appellant. 4. Both the parties are present before the Court and are duly identified by their respective advocates. They jointly pray that the appeal be allowed in terms of the compromise and that a decree of divorce be granted. 5. The compromise petition is taken on record. 6. The marriage solemnized between the appellant and the respondent on 24.02.2002 stands annulled by a decree of divorce in terms of the compromise and the appeal stands disposed in terms of the compromise. The Registry is directed to draw up the decree accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6