Thursday 18 February 2016

Requirements for registration and obtaining a Marriage Certificate

Any marriage in India that has been can be registered under the Hindu marriage Act or special marriage Act. When religion of both the male and female is same, that is when they both belong to Hindu religion, and then the marriage is registered under Hindu Act of 1954.   The same Hindu marriage act is also applicable to Sikhs, Buddhist, and jains, or anyone who has converted to the Hindu religion. If religion of the partners is different, or both of them are not from the same religion, then marriage is registered under special marriage Act, 1954.


For registration of a marriage, which has already been solemnized, a couple has to visit the office of the district sub divisional magistrate. This office should be in the area of the either husband or wife, where he or she is living. There are some documents, which both the partners or husband and wife have to produce to get the certificate of registration of marriage. The husband and wife should have application form duly signed by them. They should also have proof of date of birth , for which, the passport, matriculate certificate, or birth certificate is required. 

The age of both the partners must be 21 or above it at the time of registration of marriage under special marriage Act 1954. The proof of their stay in Delhi for 30 days before the registration of marriage is also required. The ration card of either husband or wife of the area, where they are living is evidence of husband or wife‘s stay in the area for more than 30 days. The affidavit by both husband and wife, stating the date of the marriage and place of the marriage and marriage status at the time of the marriage and nationality of the couple, must be produced before the magistrate.  

The other documents are: passport photos of the husband and wife and one marriage photo. The certificate of the priest who solemnized the marriage at a religion place, this is for those, whose marriage ceremony was held at a religion place. Marriage certificate in Delhi. Rupees 100 in case of Hindu marriage Act and rupees 150 in case of special marriage Act, has to be deposited with the cashier of district magistrate and the receipt of the payment has to be attached with the application form.  . If a partner was earlier married, then he or she has to produce the divorce certificate and in the case of death of spouse, the death certificate to show that one of them is widow or widower.  If one of the partners is not Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jain, then he or she has to show the conversion certificate, from the priest, who converted one of them into Hindu religion. Court marriage in Tis Hazari Court. Fulfilling all the requirements can be made easy with the help of an expert and experienced legal team. 

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