Karnataka High Court
MFA/833/2023 of SMT REKHA BHASKARAN Vs SRI SARAVANA KUMAR A S on 16 June 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:29281-DB MFA No. 833 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.833 OF 2023 (FC) BETWEEN: SMT. REKHA BHASKARAN, W/O.
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.833 OF 2023 (FC)
BETWEEN:
SMT. REKHA BHASKARAN,
W/O. SARAVANA KUMAR A.S.,
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
R/AT NO 36 RAILWAY LAYOUT,
3RD STREET, PILLANNA GARDEN,
3RD STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 045.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI. PRATHIMA S K., ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI. SARAVANA KUMAR A.S.,
S/O SURENDRA PRASAD,
R/AT NO 349, 3RD CROSS,
4TH MAIN, OMBR LAYOUT,
BANASWADI, BENGALURU - 560 043.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE)
THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY
COURT ACT, 1984, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE
DATED 17.11.2022 PASSED IN M.C.NO.4636/2016 ON THE
FILE OF THE IV ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY
COURT, BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER
SECTION 13(1)(ia) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS
DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
Digitally
signed by
REKHA R
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
HC-KAR
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
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ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
The present appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 r/w Section 28(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, has been filed by the appellant-wife impugning the judgment and decree dated 17.11.2022 passed by the IV Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Bangalore, in M.C.No.4636/2016 instituted by the respondent-husband seeking dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
2. The marriage was performed between the parties on 29.06.2015. The marriage survived little more than a year and thereafter, the parties started living separately. The parties have not lived together for almost a decade.
3. The learned Family Court vide the impugned judgment has dissolved the marriage performed between
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the parties. However, no order as to permanent alimony has been passed.
4. Ms.Prathima S.K., learned counsel appearing for the appellant-wife does not have much contention regarding the decree of divorce. However, she submits that appellant started living separately because of the conditions and situation created by the husband. In fact, she was forced to live separately from the husband and therefore, the decree of divorce without permanent alimony/maintenance is not justified. She further submits that the parents of the appellant had incurred huge expenses in marriage and the marriage did not last for long.
5. Sri.Srinivas V., learned counsel appearing for the respondent-husband however has submitted that respondent-husband is only a Software Engineer and looking at the present market scenario of the Software Industry, this Court may grant some alimony to the appellant-wife. It is further submitted that the appellant-wife is better placed in the
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employment than the respondent-husband and she is drawing bigger salary and holding higher position. However, he has left to the discretion of the Court to fix the quantum of alimony.
6. We have considered the submissions of learned counsel for both parties. Both parties are well qualified and are gainfully employed. Considering the above said fact, we fix the alimony at Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs only) to be paid by the respondent-husband to the appellant-wife within a period of one month from today i.e., on or before 15.08.2026. This alimony of Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs only) would be towards full and final settlement of rights and claims of the appellant-wife against the respondent-husband. In view of the aforesaid, we dispose of the appeal.
Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
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