IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT KALABURAGI DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA MISC. FIRST APPEAL NO. 200082 OF 2017 (FC)

BETWEEN:

SUDHA W/O RAJSAKAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE (PRINCIPAL OF GYNAN JYOTI EDUCATION SOCIETY)

BIDAR RAMPURI, BANK COLONY, NEAR HANUMAN TEMPLE, BIDAR, R/O: GUMMA COLONY, SANGAMESHWAR NIVAS, BIDAR.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. HANAMANTHRAYA SINDOL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

RAJSAKAR S/O BAKKAPPA NELLI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: BIDAR (DIST: STATISTICAL OFFICE)

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NEEVA M.CHIMKOD, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 28 OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 05.12.2016 PASSED IN M.C.NO.10 OF 2009 BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, AT BIDAR AND ETC.

THIS MFA HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 16.04.2026, THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ and HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA CAV JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ)

1. The appellant/wife who was respondent in M.C.No.10/2009 i