HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 8451 OF 2017 (FC)

C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 9181 OF 2017 (FC)

IN MFA No. 8451/2017 BETWEEN:

SRI.K.R.RAJANNA, S/O LATE RANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, DRIVER, CHECK NO.R-22, Digitally C/O A.E.E., BESCOM, signed by K G R.T. (N) SUB-DIVISION, RENUKAMBA RAJAJINAGAR, Location:

HIGH COU RT BENGALURU-560 010.

OF NOW R/O. KEREKATTIGANURU, KARNATAKA NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562 123.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI.A.C.BALARAJ, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT.SANJEEVAMMA, W/O K.R.RAJANNA, HC-KAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.806, 7TH MAIN, 1ST CROSS, H.A.L. 2ND STAGE, INDIRANAGAR BENGALURU-560 038.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.P.N.RAJESWARA, ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA FILED U/S.19(1) OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 07.09.2017 PASSED ON O.S.NO.198/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE 1ST ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, DIRECTING THE DEFENDANT TO PAY A MAINTENANCE OF RS.12,000/- PER MONTH TO THE PLAINTIFF TOWARDS HER MAINTENANCE INCLUDING MEDICAL EXPENSES FROM THE DATE OF