Smt. Anusha Rao L Vs Sri. Shyam P — Matrimonial and Divorce | Karnataka HC (2026)

Smt. Anusha Rao L Vs Sri. Shyam P — Matrimonial and Divorce | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Memorandum of settlement dated 17.04.2026 accepted; judgments and decrees of the Family Court affirmed; both appeals disposed of in terms of the joint memo, whose terms form part of the decree; respondent paid Rs.18,00,000/- towards permanent alimony inclusive of past, present and future claims of the appellant.

Issue for consideration

Whether the joint memorandum of settlement dated 17.04.2026, entered into by the parties of their own free will and accord, should be accepted by the Court. +1 more

Court's answer

The joint memorandum of settlement dated 17.04.2026, countersigned by the respective advocates for the parties, is accepted.

Ratio / Principle

The judgments and decrees passed in the aforesaid two appeals are affirmed and the appeals stand disposed of in terms of the joint memo dated 17.04.2026.

Key takeaways

The terms of the joint memo of settlement shall form part of the decree.ratio¶57
Pending I.As, if any, stand disposed of.ratio¶58

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MFA No. 2000/2024 c/w MFA No. 2066/2024 (High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; oral judgment per Jayant Banerji J., bench incl. Rajesh Rai K J.; dated 21.04.2026): Wife appealed under S.19(1) of the Family Courts Act against the common judgment and decree dated 22.01.2024 of the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Mysuru in M.C. Nos.42/2022 and 104/2022, whereby the husband's divorce petition under S.13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was allowed (marriage dissolved) and the wife's S.9 Hindu Marriage Act petition was dismissed. Parties appeared before the Court pursuant to a previous order and thereafter executed a memorandum of settlement dated 17.04.2026, countersigned by their advocates, agreeing to withdraw mutual allegations and not interfere in each other's lives; articles were exchanged and the respondent paid Rs.18,00,000/- towards permanent alimony inclusive of past, present and future claims, the parties contending the agreement was of their own free will without undue influence, fraud or coercion. Finding the settlement amicable, the Court accepted the memorandum, affirmed the judgments and decrees in both appeals, disposed of the appeals in terms of the joint memo dated 17.04.2026, directed that its terms form part of the decree, and disposed of pending I.As.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2000 OF 2024 (FC) C/W

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2066 OF 2024 (FC)

IN M.F.A. No.2000/2024

BETWEEN:

Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka

SMT. ANUSHA RAO L., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, D/O RAGHAVENDRA RAO.L, R/AT NO.18, 1^ST FLOOR, 10^TH BLOCK, SRIRAMPURA 2^ND STAGE, OPP. MAHAVEER BHAVAN KALYANA MANTAPA, MYSORE -570 002.

…APPELLANT

(BY SMT. RESHMA K.T., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

SRI. SHYAM P S/O PRABHURANJAN B.S, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.368/1A, BANAGERE 2^ND CROSS, D SUBBAIAH ROAD, MYSORE-570 004.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. LIKITH.D., ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.19(1) OF THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 22.01.2024 PASSED IN M.C. NO.42/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL PRL. JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, MYSURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/S.13(1)(ia) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.

IN M.F.A. NO. 2066/2024

BETWEEN:

SMT.ANUSHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, D/O RAGHAVENDRA RAO L, R/AT NO.18, BLOCK-10, MADHUVANA LAYOUT, SRIRAMPURA 2^ND STAGE, MYSORE-570 002.

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..APPELLANT

(BY SMT. RESHMA K.T., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. SHYAM PRABHU S/O PRABHURANJAN, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.368, BANAGERE 2^ND CROSS, D SUBBAIAH ROAD, CHAMARAJA MOHALLA, BEHIND JALPAN HOTEL, MYSORE-570 001.

..RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. LIKITH D., ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 19(1) OF FAMILY COURTS ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 22.01.2024 PASSED IN M.C. NO.104/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL PRL. JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, MYSURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

ORAL JUDGMENT

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

Pursuant to the previous order of the Court, the parties are present before the Court and M.F.A. No.2066/2024 is listed along with this instant appeal. The parties have filed photocopies of their respective Aadhaar cards and their signatures therein are identified by their respective advocates. The original Aadhaar cards have been returned after perusal.

Under challenge in the aforesaid two appeals is the

common judgment and decree dated 22.01.2024 passed in M.C Nos.42/2022 and 104/2022 by the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court at Mysuru. By means of the impugned judgment, the matrimonial case filed by the respondent - husband under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was allowed and the marriage was dissolved. Simultaneously, M.C. No.104/2022 filed by the appellant - wife under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act was dismissed. The

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wife appears before the Court against the aforesaid judgment and decree.

However, thereafter the parties have entered into a memorandum of settlement dated 17.04.2026 whereby, inter alia they have agreed to withdraw all allegations made against each other and not to interfere in each other’s lives, future marital, social, financial and not to malign each other’s names. The respondent has paid a sum of Rs.18,00,000/towards permanent alimony, which includes past, present and future claims of the appellant. The list of articles have also been exchanged. The parties are present before us and they contend that this agreement has been entered into between them of their own free will and accord, without any undue influence, fraud or coercion.

We have perused the joint memorandum of settlement and we find that the parties have amicably settled their differences and disputes. The memo is also countersigned by the respective advocates for the parties. In view of the aforesaid, the memorandum of settlement is accepted. The judgments and decrees passed in the aforesaid two appeals are

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affirmed and the appeals stand disposed of in terms of the joint memo dated 17.04.2026. The terms of the joint memo of

settlement shall form part of the decree.

Pending I.As if any stand disposed of.

Sd/(JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE

Sd/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE

KG

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