High Court directs Registrar of Marriages to immediately register marriage if couple is major at time of seeking registration
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, March 5, 2015: Giving a clear verdict in response to the CWP filed against the non issuance of marriage registration certificates to the major couples and taking strong exception of declining the marriage...
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Mar 5, 2015 10:30
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Chandigarh, March 5, 2015: Giving a clear verdict in response to the CWP filed
against the non issuance of marriage registration certificates to the major
couples and taking strong exception of declining the marriage certificates
by the Registrar of Marriages to the major couples, the Punjab and Haryana
High court has issued detailed directions to the state.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the directions be
issued to all Registrars of Marriages of Punjab not to raise any objections
while registering the marriage of two adults who have completed 21 years at
the time of getting their marriage registered even if they were minor at
the time of marriage. The High court has directed them to register such
marriage immediately without any delay.
The directions were issued in a case where petitioners filed writ petition
on the ground that his application for the registration of marriage was
declined on the grounds that he was less than 21 years of age at the time
of marriage. On this the High court had already decided that in case at the
time of seeking registration if he has completed 21 years then there should
be no objection in registering the marriage.
The High Court also gave a general direction that Registrar of Marriages in
the State of Punjab were refusing to register to marriage on the ground
that at the time of marriage one of the partners was a minor and the
parents of the bridegroom had not consented and were not present at the
time of registration of marriage. It has been specifically observed by the
Court that both these grounds cannot be invoked by the State authority to
decline to register the marriage. The Court has observed that disobedience
of these orders and refusal to register the marriage on these grounds would
invite action of contempt against such officer and will be viewed strictly.
The detailed guidelines have been sent to the Registrar of Marriages of
Punjab for strict compliance.
Date:
Thursday, March 5, 2015
