Court Marriage Procedure in India for different Religions

Court marriage in Indian is solemnized under special marriage Act of 1954.   Court marriage can be performed between couples who belong to same religion or different religions. It can also be done in case female is foreign and male an Indian. The traditional rites and rituals are not performed under court marriages. The marriage is conducted before the magistrate office in presence of three witnesses.

Certificate is issues after the marriage is finalized. The couple can also register for marriage certificate after marriage with traditional ceremony.

The court procedure for marriage is slightly different when both male and female belong to the Hindu religion.  The male or female has to fill the form for intended marriage at the office of district marriage registrar. This district has to be the district, in which one of the couple is leaving for at least 30 days, before filling of marriage form.

After 30 days, the marriage is conducted if there is no objection during these 30 days from any side to the marriage.  The marriage is conducted in the office of district marriage registrar. At the time of marriage three witnesses must be present there. The age of the male has to be 21 year or above it and the age of girl must be 18 years or above. Both of them should be in good mental to give consent to the marriage. According to the law, the couples must not be in a relationship, which are prohibited under the law.

The procedure for Court Marriage procedure in Delhi court marriage when couples belong to two different religions is also done under the special marriage Act 1954. There is hardly any difference in the conditions or procedures for the marriage. Only in case of a foreigner marrying an Indian, the embassy of the concerned country is consulted to know the background of the foreign couple. The documents are checked at the office of registrar of marriage. The rest of the procedures are same. All court marriage needs at least three witnesses at the time of marriage.

There are some documents, which are required for the court marriage. These documents are same in all three form of Court marriage registration in Delhi marriages discussed above.  These are the application form duly signed by couples going for marriage. The passport size photographs of the couples, documents showing date of birth, residential proof and PAN card copy of three witnesses are other documents required at the time of court marriage.

In case of foreigner marrying an Indian, the proof of the foreigner staying in India for at least 30 days before the marriage has to be produced by the concerned police officer of the area.  Besides this, no objection certificate form concerned embassy is needed. The proof of divorce or death of the one of the partner, in case, the partner is remarrying is also required in all court marriages.