A J Nagaraju v. Sowjanya
Case brief
What is this about?
MFA No. 5838 of 2023 (MC), High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru, decided 13.02.2026 (NC: 2026:KHC:9032-DB); coram Jayant Banerji and T.M. Nadaf, JJ.; appeal under Section 28(1) Hindu Marriage Act 1955 against judgment dated 22.05.2023 in M.C.No. 28/2017, Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Krishnarajpet (Mandya); dismissed for non-prosecution after repeated adjournments citing settlement memorandum and memo of withdrawal; Court held adjournment was sought on fictitious grounds; no merits adjudication, no costs or quantum recorded; keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution, fictitious grounds, memorandum of settlement, memo of withdrawal.
What did the court decide?
Further adjournment was refused because the matter stood listed for dismissal and the previous adjournment had been sought on fictitious grounds; consequently, the Miscellaneous First Appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution. The merits of the challenge to the judgment in M.C.No. 28/2017 were not examined.