Smt. Sowmya v. Sri Yavanaraja
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MFA No. 5967 of 2021 (FC); dismissal of family-court appeal for repeated non-appearance of appellant's counsel; counsel had undertaken on 14.11.2025 to file withdrawal memo; appeal under S.19(1) Family Courts Act against divorce decree dated 27.08.2021 in MC No.271/2018 under S.13(a) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; appellant Smt. Sowmya; respondent Sri Yavanaraja; advocates Suneel S. Narayan (absent) and S. Shehinsha Ali; decided 17.11.2025; bench Jayant Banerji and K.V. Aravind; no cases cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is dismissed, the counsel for the appellant not being present when the matter was called for, after repeated adjournments and the counsel's statement on 14.11.2025 that a withdrawal memo would be filed. ¶34