The Apex Court in 2006 made it mandatory to register marriages for the protection of women.
Therefore, to register a marriage one must follow the following procedure-
Under Hindu Law-
The couple on any working day can apply at office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of a District Court in whose jurisdiction the husband or wife have residences. The following documents are compulsory for a registration of the marriage-
- Complete application with signatures of both husband and wife.
- DOB proof- Pan card/ Voter ID card/ Passport etc.
- Address proof- Pan card/ Voter ID card/ Passport etc.
- Aadhar card.
- 2 photographs of husband and wife each and 1 marriage photograph.
- All the above documents must be self-attested by both the husband and wife.