Sri H Narayanappa Vs Smt Rajalakshmi D — Matrimonial and Divorce | Karnataka HC (2025)

Sri H Narayanappa Vs Smt Rajalakshmi D — Matrimonial and Divorce | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Both appeals (MFA No. 3464/2024 and MFA No. 3458/2024) dismissed in view of the settlement dated 29.10.2025 reported by the Karnataka Mediation Centre; parties directed to comply with the terms of the agreement; respondent-wife directed to resume cohabitation; decree to be made with the memorandum of settlement forming part of the decree.

Issue for consideration

Whether, in view of the settlement dated 29.10.2025 reported by the Karnataka Mediation Centre (by which the parties agreed to withdraw/close/quash the pending cases and to reunite and resume marital life), anything survives for adjudication in MFA No. 3464/2024 and MFA No. 3458/2024 challenging the Family Court judgments dated 01.02.2024.

Court's answer

In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, nothing further survives in MFA No. 3464/2024 and MFA No. 3458/2024 and both appeals are dismissed.

Ratio / Principle

The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement and the respondent-wife shall resume cohabitation with her husband.

Key takeaways

A decree is directed to be made, with the memorandum of settlement forming part of the decree.ratio¶66

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MFA No. 3464/2024 (husband's appeal against dismissal of his divorce petition in M.C.No.800/2016 under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) c/w MFA No. 3458/2024 (husband's appeal against the decree allowing the wife's petition under Section 9 in M.C.No.4216/2015), both judgments and decrees dated 01.02.2024 of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru. On a report of the Karnataka Mediation Centre recording a settlement dated 29.10.2025, whereby the parties agreed to withdraw/close/quash the cases pending between them and mutually agreed to reunite and resume their marital life, the High Court (Jayant Banerji and K. V. Aravind JJ.) held that nothing further survived in the appeals and dismissed both. The parties were directed to comply with the terms of the agreement, the respondent-wife to resume cohabitation with her husband, and a decree was directed to be made with the memorandum of settlement forming part of the decree.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No. 3464 OF 2024 (FC) C/W

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No. 3458 OF 2024

IN MFA No. 3464/2024

BETWEEN:

Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

SRI H. NARAYANAPPA, S/O LATE SRI HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, MARUTHI FARM HOUSE, SHANAMANGALA ROAD, OPPOSITE TO EAGLETON GATE, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-244715.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI RAMESHA V. K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. RAJALAKSHMI D., W/O SRI H. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT No.533 6^TH MAIN ROAD, 3^RD CROSS,

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HESARATGHATTA ROAD, BHUVANESHWARINAGARA, T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560057.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI SATEESH S KUDTHARKAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 01.02.2024 PASSED IN M.C.No.800/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(ia)(ib) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT,1955.

IN MFA No. 3458/2024

BETWEEN:

SRI H. NARAYANAPPA, S/O LATE SRI HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, MARUTHI FARM HOUSE, SHANAMANGALA ROAD, OPPOSITE TO EAGLETON GATE, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-244715.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI RAMESHA V. K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. RAJALAKSHMI D., W/O SRI H. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT No.533 6^TH MAIN ROAD, 3^RD CROSS, HESARATGHATTA ROAD, BHUVANESHWARINAGARA,

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T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560057.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI SATEESH S. KUDTHARKAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 01.02.2024 PASSED IN M.C.No.4216/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT,1955.

THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR 'DISMISSAL' THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)

Sri. V. K. Ramesha, learned counsel for the appellant is

present. Sri. Sateesh S. Kudtharkar, learned counsel appears for the respondent. The respondent is also present in person.

On record is a report from the Karnataka Mediation Centre¹ reporting settlement entered into between the

1 KMC

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appellant and the respondent on 29.10.2025. As is evident from perusal of the memorandum of settlement enclosed with the report of the KMC, the parties have agreed to withdraw/close/quash the cases pending between them. Both the appellant and the respondent have mutually agreed to reunite and resume their marital life. Other terms are also mentioned.

Learned counsel for the appellant states that the appellant has met with an accident and was admitted in the ICU and he has now been discharged. He, however, does not dispute the factum of the agreement and that the signature appearing on the memorandum of settlement is that of the appellant, who had signed in the presence of V.K. Ramesha, learned counsel for the appellant.

The respondent-wife is present in Court, who has been identified by the learned counsel.

In view of the aforesaid, this Court proceeds to consider the aforesaid appeals.

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MFA No.3464/2024 was filed by the husband

challenging the order of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in M.C. No.800/2016, which was filed under Section 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955² . By the impugned order, the aforesaid M.C. No.800/2016 was dismissed.

The other MFA No.3458/2024 has been filed for setting aside the judgment and decree dated 01.02.2024 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court at Bengaluru in M.C. No.4216/2015 whereby the petition filed by the wife under Section 9 of the HM Act was allowed. This appeal also was filed by the husband.

In view of the aforesaid settlement, nothing further survives in the aforesaid appeals and the appeals are therefore, dismissed.

The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the agreement. The respondent-wife shall resume cohabitation with her husband.

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Let a decree be made. The memorandum of settlement

aforesaid shall form part of the decree.

Sd/(JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE

Sd/(K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE

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