Procedure to register marriage under Special Marriage Act

832 votes

You have to give notice to the Marriage officer about the intended marriage.The marriage officer thereafter gives 30 days time for filing objections if any to any person having objection regarding the intended marriage. after elapsing of 30 days, if no objection is raised the marriage will be registered under the special marriage act.At the time giving notice you shaould file notice signed by both parties along with three witnesses and also at the time of marriage you should be present before officer with three witnesses.

Advocate Jayaraj K P LawRato

902 votes

Hello,

I have written down the relevant action for you :

The following are the essential conditions to be fulfilled for the registration of the marriage under Special Marriage Act.
1. Neither party has a spouse Living
2. Neither party is an idiot or lunatic
3. Bridegroom has completed the age of 21 year and the Bride has completed the age of 18 years
4. Both the Bridegroom and Bride are not within the prohibited relationship

PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE

1. Persons belonging to different relations and faiths can have their marriage Solemnized under this Act.
2. Marriages performed under other forms can also be registered under this Act.
3. The persons intending to register their marriage have to give notice thereof in writing in Triplicate in forms specified under second schedule under Section 5 to the marriage officer of the District in which at least one of the parties to the marriage have reside for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date on which notice is given.
4. After the receipt of the notice the marriage officer shall enter a true copy in the marriage notice Book and shall cause the notice to be published in the notice board of his office and also see that the notice is published in the office of the marriage Registrar in whose District the parties are permanently residing.
5. Any person before the expiration of 30 days may make an objection that the
marriage contravenes the essential conditions noted above.
6. After the expiry of 30 days of notice the Sub-Registrar shall register the marriage after the Bridegroom and Bride sign a declaration in form specified in the Third Schedule in the presence of three witness and they should utter in the
language known i(a) take the (b) I take b) to be my lawful wife.
The parties may choose any other form like exchanging the Garlands ….etc apart from the above
By this process the marriage is deemed to have been solemnized and the marriage officer shall enter the particulars in the marriage certificate book and it will be signed by the partiers to the marriage and Three Witnesses.
The procedure of Registration of Marriage performed in other forms All the above procedure is same except that the utterance of i(a) take the (b) I take b) to be my lawful wife.
The parties may choose any other form like exchanging the Garlands ….etc apart
from the above.
After the above procedure is over the parties will be issued an extract of the marriage register.


I hope this this will be of some help to you. :)

regards

Advocate Anilesh Tewari LawRato

643 votes

Simply fistly you apply on line from after complete your form you have 1 month time to come concerns sub register office with all document after veryfide the sub registrar office issued you marriage cirtifecate

Advocate Mahesh Kumar Gupta LawRato