Appeal against a Family Court decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. The appeal was dismissed for non-compliance with a court order directing removal of office objections within two weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3040 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SMT.VINUTHA @ KOMALA N., W/O SANTHOSH B.I. @ SRIDHAR B.I., D/O NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT RAMA MANDIRA STREET, MALAVAGOPPA, NIDIGE, SHIVAMOGGA. ...Appellant
(By SRIYUTHS: SANDESH P. NADIGER and PRITHVIRAJ, Advocates)
AND:
SHRI.SANTHOSH B.I. @ SRIDHAR B.I. S/O INDRESH B.J., AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT GURAPPA GOWDA STREET, BEHIND GURAPPA GOWDA RICE MILL, BELUR, HASSAN. …Respondent
This Miscellaneous First Appeal filed U/S 19(1) of Family Court Act, against the Judgment and Decree dated 07.03.2024
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-------------------------passed in MC No.137/2020 on the file of the Prl. Judge, Family Court, Shivamogga, allowing the petition filed U/S. 13-1(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
This Miscellaneous First Appeal is coming on for Orders this day, the Court made the following:
ORAL ORDER
Learned Counsel for the appellant is permitted two weeks and no more time to remove the office objection/s, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed without any further reference to this Court.
NOTE: Court Order dt.13.02.2026 not complied with. Hence Appeal stands dismissed.
Sd/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR T By : MK R By : NR C By : STE
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Vinutha @ Komala N.
Shri. Santhosh B.I. @ Sridhar B.I.
Jayant Banerji
T.M. Nadaf
As recorded by the court registry
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