How to get a court marriage and procedure for that

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Following is the procedure of court marriage in India:

Notice of Marriage: In a 5 step process of court marriage in India the first step is to file a notice of marriage. A notice of marriage is to be filed with the registrar of the marriage to show their intent of getting married. The notice has to be filed in the prescribed format and it has to be filed with the registrar in which jurisdiction one of the parties to the marriage reside at least 30 days before from the date of filing the notice for marriage.
2. Publication of Notice: Once the notice of marriage has been filed with the registrar of marriage, the registrar will publish the one copy of the same in a place in the district where the parties to the marriage reside and shall publish the other copy in a place in which their office is situated for inviting objections to the marriage, if any. The notice should be published in the place which is visible clearly.

3. Objections: The marriage intended by the parties can be objected by anyone after the publication of notice. If the marriage is objected then the registrar will conduct an inquiry within 30 days from the date of receipt of such objection. If the inquiry concluded that the objection to the marriage is true then the marriage will not be solemnized and the registrar will refuse the notice of marriage. However, on refusal of marriage the parties to the marriage can file an appeal before the district court against the order of refusal.

4. Declaration: In case when there is no objection is received against the marriage then the parties to the marriage i.e., bride and groom will sign a declaration accepting each other as their lawfully wedded husband and wife respectively. The declaration has to sign in presence of three witnesses before the registrar which is further countersigned by the registrar of marriages.

5. Marriage Certificate: After the signing of the declaration by the bride, groom, witnesses and registrar, the registrar will enter the details in the Marriage Certificate Register and will issue a certificate of marriage which is exclusive proof of solemnization of marriage.

Thus, on completing the above five steps, the parties to the marriage becomes the lawfully wedded husband and wife of each other.

Following documents are also required to be submitted to the registrar of marriage for court marriage:

Application form filled in the prescribed manner along with the specified fees.
Passport size photograph of both bride and groom
Date of birth proof of both bride and groom
Proof of residence of both bride and groom
PAN Card of all three witnesses
Residential Proof of all the witnesses
In case one of the parties to the marriage was married earlier, then decree of divorce or death certificate whichever is applicable.

Advocate Atowar Rahman Khan LawRato

849 votes

apply for marriage at sub registrar officen after 30 days u can get it registered

Advocate Abdul Halim LawRato