Appeal against dismissal of a divorce petition based on cruelty and desertion. Parties settled by mediation agreeing to mutual dissolution with no monetary claims. Court accepted the agreement and dissolved the marriage solemnized in 1999, disposing of the appeal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2549 OF 2022 (FC)
BETWEEN:
SMT. KASTURI ALSO CALLED AS SAMRATHAA W/O VENKATESH D/O T. KESHAVALU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O NO.365 , 6TH CROSS SRINIVASA NILAYA RAMAMURTHY NAGAR BENGALURU-560 016 …APPELLANT
(BY SHRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka
AND:
SRI. VENKATESH S/O R. MUNISWAMY NAIDU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O NO.33, 1ST MAIN 3RD CROSS, KANAKANAGAR PATTEGARAPALYA BENGALURU-560 072 MOBILE NO. 8000151053 …RESPONDENT
(BY SHRI. S.S. MANU SHANKAR, ADVOCATE)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 25.11.2021 PASSED IN M.C.NO.5422/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE
PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1) (ia) AND (ib) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.
THIS MFA, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS ANU SIVARAMAN J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side.
parties can be accepted and the marriage can be dissolved.
NC: 2024:KHC:13331-DB MFA No. 2549 of 2022
and the respondent on 05.05.1999 is therefore dissolved in
terms of the agreement entered into between the parties. The appeal is disposed of, accordingly.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
MH/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appeal should be accepted given the parties' mediation agreement dissolving the marriage without monetary claims.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Kasturi also called as Samrathaa
Sri. Venkatesh
Anu Sivaraman
Anant Ramanath Hegde
As recorded by the court registry
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