Smt. Jayamma v. Sri. v R. Nagaraju
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Bengaluru) DB (Banerji & Adiga JJ.), MFA 1927/2025 (FC), decided 14-08-2025; first appeal u/S.19(1) Family Court Act against dismissal (06.01.2025, I Addl. Prl. Judge, Family Court, Mysuru, M.C.196/2023) of wife's S.9 Hindu Marriage Act petition; wife claimed cohabitation till 2022 vs husband's 1991 separation/remarriage case; petitioner's own admission of husband's second marriage (1991, known 1993, relationship continued) relied upon; no interference warranted; appeal DISMISSED. Statutes: S.19(1) Family Court Act; S.9 Hindu Marriage Act. No precedents cited. NC: 2025:KHC:31526-DB.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner herself had stated that the respondent had contracted a second marriage in 1991, that she learnt of it in 1993 and nevertheless continued the relationship, and the Family Court relied on that statement in dismissing her Section 9 application, there is no reason to interfere with the impugned order; the appeal lacks merit.