Manjappa K v. Smt Geetha @ Geethamma H T
Case brief
What is this about?
Manjappa K. (appellant; adv. Chidambara G. S.) v. Geetha @ Geethamma H. T. (respondent; adv. K. T. Premalatha); High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; MFA No. 8631 of 2023 (MC) under S.28(1) Hindu Marriage Act; decided 17.11.2025; coram Jayant Banerji (author) and K. V. Aravind. Decision under challenge: decree dated 08.09.2023 in MC No.52/2019, Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Channagiri, dismissing a divorce petition under S.13(1)(ia) and (ib) HMA. Outcome: appeal dismissed after memo recording the parties' settlement and the mutual-consent divorce decree dated 12.08.2025 in M.C. No.15/2025 (Senior Civil Judge, Channagiri); withdrawal accepted; no substantive adjudication, no citations, no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Taking on record the appellant's memo recording the parties' settlement and the prayer for withdrawal of the appeal, the Court dismissed the appeal.