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MFA No.9160/2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2018
PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.9160/2017 (GW)
BETWEEN:
SRI MANJUNATH BALEKUNDRI
S/O SRI VEERANNA BALEKUNDRI
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
JOB: PRIVATE EMPLOYEE
R/AT NO.51/100, 21ST MAIN
21ST CROSS, NEAR MARUTHI MANDIR
VIJAYANAGAR
BENGALURU – 560 040 …APPELLANT
(PARTY-IN-PERSON)
AND:
SMT.NANDINI @ AKSHATHA D.G
D/O SRI D.P.GANGADHAR
DIVORCED WIFE OF SRI MANJUNATH BALEKUNDRI
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
NO.97, SHANTHALA NILAYA, 8TH CROSS
‘A’ BLOCK, DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT
DAVANAGERE – 577 001 …RESPONDENT
(BY SRI BASAVARAJ GODACHI AND
SRI BASAVARAJA PATEL, ADVOCATES)
THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED U/S 47(a)
OF THE GUARDIANS AND WARDS ACT, 1890 PRAYING TO SET
ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.10.2017 (ANNEXURE-A) IN
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MFA No.9160/2017
G WC.NO.187/2017 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY
COURT, BENGALURU.
THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL COMING ON FOR
ADMISSION, THIS DAY, H.G.RAMESH J., DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
H.G.RAMESH, J. (Oral):
1. This appeal is directed against the order dated
27.10.2017 passed in G WC No.187/2017 by the Principal
Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru.
2. We have heard the appellant, who appeared in person
and perused the record.
3. By the impugned order, the trial Court at Bengaluru
has dismissed the petition filed by the appellant for custody
of his minor son by name Ganesh on the ground that it had
no jurisdiction to entertain the petition as the child, whose
custody was sought for, was admittedly residing with the
respondent at Davanagere.
4. We find no error in the impugned order to warrant
interference in appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.
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In view of dismissal of the appeal, I.A.No.1/2018 does not
survive for consideration; it stands disposed of accordingly.
Appeal dismissed.
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