Required Papers For Court Marriage

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In cities like Delhi, Greater Noida, Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi people are applying for court marriages and daily there is an increase in the number of people going for court marriage.Court marriage is the instant marriage for such couples. But not every couple knows the procedure of court marriage. A person will need to meet the marriage registrar who has the authority to produce the court marriage registration certificates. It has been found that in metropolitan cities the rate of court marriage is high because of high literacy rate. Every court has a special cell which looks into the matters related to marriage registration. Following are the documents required for the Performance & Registration of court Marriage:

1. Hindu /Special marriage Application form duly signed by both husband and wife.
2. Hindus/Special marriage Documentary evidence of date of birth of parties (Matriculation Certificate / Passport / Birth Certificate) Minimum age of both parties is 21 years at the time of registration under the Special Marriage Act. 3
3.Residential proof of husband and wife

4. In case of Special Marriage ...
... Act, documentary evidence regarding stay in Delhi of the parties for more than 30 days (ration card or report from the concerned SHO).

5. Hindu marriage Affidavit by both the parties stating place and date of marriage, date of birth, marital status at the time of marriage and nationality.

6. Two Hindu/Special marriage passport size photographs of both the parties and one marriage photograph.
7. Marriage invitation Hindu marriage card, if available.

8. Hindu marriage If marriage was solemnized in a religious place, a certificate from the priest is required who solemnized the marriage.

9. Rs. 10/- in case of Hindu Marriage Act and Rs.15/- in case of Special Marriage Act to be deposited with the cashier of District and the receipt should be attached with the application form.

10. Affirmation that the parties are not related to each other within the prohibited degree of relationship as per Hindu Marriage Act or Special Marriage Act as the case may be. For details of such relationships Click here.

11. Attested copy of divorce decree/order in case of a divorcee and death certificate of spouse in case of widow/widower.

12. In case one of the parties belong to other than Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions, a conversion certificate from the priest who solemnized the marriage (in case of Hindu Marriage Act).

13. In case one of the parties is a foreign national, no objection certificate/marital Status certificate from the concerned embassy.

For solemnization of marriage, presence of both parties is required after submission of documents of issuance of notice of intended marriage. A copy of the notice is pasted on the office notice board by the SDM. Any person may within 30 days of issue of notice, file objection to the intended court marriages. In such a case, the SDM shall not solemnise the marriage until he has decided the objection, within 30 days of its receipt. If the SDM refuses to solemnise the marriage, any of the parties may file an appeal within 30 days to the District Court. In case no objection is received, the SDM solemnises the court marriage after 30 days of the notice. Both parties alongwith 3 witnesses are required to be present on the date of solemnisation of marriage. It is advisable to submit names of witnesses atleast one day in advance.

Submit the application in the prescribed form, along with the ,necessary documents as mentioned above, in the court of the Marriage Officer (Addl. District Magistrate, Collectorate). The Court will verify all the declarations of the parties, and shall solemnise the marriage in the presence of three witnesses, after 30 days of and before three months from the date of submission of application in the Court. The Marriage Certificate will be issued after the marriage.

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