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Sri Sagar Gowda Y C v. Smt Usha

Karnataka HC19 Jan 2026MFA/6187/2018

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MFA No. 6187 of 2018 (MC); decided 19.01.2026; coram Jayant Banerji and T.M.Nadaf, JJ.; judgment per Jayant Banerji, J. Appeal under Section 28(1) Hindu Marriage Act against decree dismissing divorce petition under Section 13(1)(1-b) HMA in M.C.No.3/2016. Dismissed on appellant's memo pleading amicable settlement outside Court; appellant held to be dominus litis entitled to seek withdrawal despite respondent's counsel stating grievances unresolved.

What did the court decide?

The appellant's memo seeking dismissal of the appeal on account of amicable settlement outside the Court was accepted and the appeal was dismissed. ¶32

Sri Sagar Gowda Y C Vs Smt Usha — Matrimonial and Divorce | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:2673-DB MFA No. 6187 of 2018

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.6187 OF 2018 (MC)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI SAGAR GOWDA Y.C., S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT: YESHAWANTHAPURA VILLAGE, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 130.

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…APPELLANT

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(BY SRI. S. VENUGOPALA, ADVOCATE)

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Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka

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AND:

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SMT. USHA, WIFE OF SRI. SAGAR GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT: YESHAWANTHAPURA VILLAGE, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 130.

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…RESPONDENT

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(BY SRI. R. HARINATH, ADVOCATE)

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NC: 2026:KHC:2673-DB MFA No. 6187 of 2018

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HC-KAR

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THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 28(1) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 10.04.2018 PASSED IN M.C.NO.3/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC, MALUR, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(1-b) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.

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THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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

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A memo has been moved on behalf of the appellant stating that the parties have settled their grievance amicably outside the Court and hence, the appeal be dismissed.

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Learned counsel for the respondent states that though he has no objection to the memo for dismissal of the appeal, however, the grievances between the parties have not been settled.

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