IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO.2497 OF 2025 (GM-FC)

BETWEEN:

SRI.G.J.MANOHAR, S/O LATE JAGADEESHA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT NEW IB BACK SIDE, MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR, GUBBI TOWN, TUMKURU-572103.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PAVAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SMT.MANJULA D., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by SOWMYA DODDAMARAIAH Location: HIGH COURT OF SMT.SWETHA S., KARNATAKA D/O. LATE SHIVAGANGAIAH, W/O. MANOHARA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/A MANIFEST FORTUNE APARTMENT, 'A' BLOCK S3, 8TH A CROSS, THIMMAKKA LAYAOUT CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI, R.T. NAGAR POST, BANGALORE-560032 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRABHULINGA MURTHY B. R., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 23.01.2023 IN CRL.MISC.NO. 498/2021 IN RESPECT OF I.A.NO.2 PASSED BY THE V ADDL PRL. JUDGE FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU AND MODIFY THE MAINTENANCE AMOUNT OF RS.10,0000/- TO RS.3000/- TO THE RESPONDENT A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNX-D.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B-GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JU