{"id":22105,"date":"2020-11-05T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=22105"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:21:47","slug":"court-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Marriage in India: Procedure, Acts, Eligibility &#038; Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two acts under which court marriage in India is solemnized: the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Court marriages in India are deemed to perform under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Irrespective of their religion, caste, or creed court marriage can be performed between an Indian male and a female. It might also be performed between an Indian and a foreigner. The procedure of the Court Marriage does not need the couple to perform rituals and ceremonies of traditional marriages. The parties are open to apply directly to the Marriage Registrar for performing and registering the marriage and for receiving the marriage certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The enactment of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 granted a special form of marriage to the people of India. Apart from citizens of India, it included all Indian Nationals residing in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or faith they followed. Marriages that are solemnized under the Special Marriage Act are not dominated by personal laws.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Applicability\" title=\"Applicability\">Applicability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Requirements_for_Marriage_under_the_Act\" title=\"Requirements for Marriage under the Act\">Requirements for Marriage under the Act<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Notice_of_Intended_Marriage\" title=\"Notice of Intended Marriage\">Notice of Intended Marriage<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Format_of_notice\" title=\"Format of notice\">Format of notice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Marriage_Notice_Book_Publication\" title=\"Marriage Notice Book Publication\">Marriage Notice Book Publication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Objection_to_Marriage\" title=\"Objection to Marriage\u00a0\">Objection to Marriage\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Declaration_by_Parties_and_Witnesses\" title=\"Declaration by Parties and Witnesses\">Declaration by Parties and Witnesses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#DECLARATION_TO_BE_MADE_BY_THE_BRIDEGROOM\" title=\"DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDEGROOM\">DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDEGROOM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#DECLARATION_TO_BE_MADE_BY_THE_BRIDE\" title=\"DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDE\">DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Place_and_Form_of_Solemnization\" title=\"Place and Form of Solemnization\">Place and Form of Solemnization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Certificate_of_Marriage\" title=\"Certificate of Marriage\">Certificate of Marriage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#New_notice_when_marriage_is_not_solemnized_within_three_months\" title=\"New notice when marriage is not solemnized within three months\">New notice when marriage is not solemnized within three months<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/court-marriage\/#Court_Marriage\" title=\"Court Marriage\">Court Marriage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_Between_Marriage_under_the_Special_Marriage_Act_and_Hindu_Marriage_Act\"><\/span><b>Difference Between\u00a0 Marriage under the Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Special Marriage Act applies to all citizens of India, where the Hindu Marriage Act applies and not only to Hindus. According to these laws, both parties have to appear before the Registrar along with their family or guardians or other witnesses. They have to appear within one month from the given marriage date.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Special Marriage Act, 1954 imbibed three major objectives:-<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To arrange a special form of marriage in specific cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registering particular marriages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To grant a divorce.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Applicability\"><\/span><b>Applicability<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act applies to the following persons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone, irrespective of their religion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following can perform marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 &#8211; Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, or Parsis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter-religion marriages can be performed under this act.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens of Indian territory and extend to intending spouses (Indian Nationals) living abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian National residing abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requirements_for_Marriage_under_the_Act\"><\/span><b>Requirements for Marriage under the Act<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no requirements for rites and ceremonies to be performed since marriage performed under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is a civil contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neither party should have a living spouse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both parties should be able to give valid consent. Both spouses should have a sound mind and must be entering the marriage at their own will.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though able to give valid consent, neither of the spouses should be suffering from any mental disorder or to such a limit as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Male should have completed the age of 21 and the female age of 18.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notice_of_Intended_Marriage\"><\/span><b>Notice of Intended Marriage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a marriage is intended to be solemnized under this Act, the parties involved shall give notice in writing in the form mentioned in the Second Schedule to the Marriage Officer of the district. It should be submitted to the Marriage Officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has been residing for not less than 30 days following the date on which such notice is given.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Format_of_notice\"><\/span><strong>Format of notice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To the Marriage Officer of the __________ District.<\/p>\n<p>We hereby give you notice that a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, is intended to be solemnized between us within three calendar months from the date hereof.<\/p>\n<p>Name: ____________<\/p>\n<p>Condition: _____________<\/p>\n<p>Occupation: _____________<\/p>\n<p>Age: ________________<\/p>\n<p>Dwelling place: ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Length of residence: _______________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Permanent place of residence: _____________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Groom\u2019s Name (Choose One):<br \/>\n1. Unmarried<br \/>\n2. Widower<br \/>\n3. Divorcee<\/p>\n<p>Bride\u2019s Name (Choose One):<br \/>\n1. Unmarried<br \/>\n2. Widow<br \/>\n3. Divorcee<\/p>\n<p>Witness our hands this ____________ day of 20__<br \/>\n(Signed) Groom<br \/>\n(Signed) Bride<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marriage_Notice_Book_Publication\"><\/span><b>Marriage Notice Book Publication<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marriage Officer is responsible for keeping all the notices that are given under Section 5 along with records of his office and shall also enter a true copy of every such notice in a book that is prescribed for the same purpose known as the \u2018Marriage Notice Book\u2019. This book can be referred to in case of inspection at reasonable times. For doing so there shall be no fee as such and it can be done by any person desirous of inspecting the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marriage Officer should make sure that every such notice is published by affixing a copy to someplace in his office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If any case comes up where either of the parties is not residing permanently within the local limits of the districts of the Marriage Officer to whom the notice has been provided according to Section 5, the Marriage Officer should make sure a copy of such a notice to be transmitted to the Marriage Officer of the district where they are residing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objection_to_Marriage\"><\/span><b>Objection to Marriage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the expiration of 30 days from the date when any such notice has been published according to sub-section (2) of Section 6, any person can object to the marriage in case it would contravene one or more of the conditions specified in Section 4.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the period of these 30 days, the marriage may be solemnized, only if it has not been previously objected to under sub-section (1).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marriage officer is responsible for recording in writing the nature of objection in the Marriage Notice Book, it should be read over and explained if necessary, to the person objecting, and shall be signed by him or on his behalf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Declaration_by_Parties_and_Witnesses\"><\/span><b>Declaration by Parties and Witnesses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before solemnizing a marriage the parties and three witnesses needs to sign a declaration in the form mentioned in the Third Schedule to this act. The declaration should be signed in the presence of the Marriage Officer and shall be countersigned by him.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DECLARATION_TO_BE_MADE_BY_THE_BRIDEGROOM\"><\/span><strong>DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDEGROOM<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I, Name Here, hereby declare as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. I am, at present, ________ (unmarried, widowed or divorcee, as the case may be).<\/p>\n<p>2. I have completed ___ years of age.<\/p>\n<p>3. I am not related to _____, the bride, within the degrees of prohibited relationship.<\/p>\n<p>4. I am aware that if any statement in this declaration is false and if in making such statement I either know or believe it to be false or do not believe it to be true, I am liable to imprisonment and also to a fine.<\/p>\n<p>Signed<br \/>\n___________<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DECLARATION_TO_BE_MADE_BY_THE_BRIDE\"><\/span><strong>DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDE<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I, Name Here, hereby declare as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. I am, at present, ________ (unmarried, widowed or divorcee, as the case may be).<\/p>\n<p>2. I have completed ___ years of age.<\/p>\n<p>3. I am not related to _____, the bridegroom, within the degrees of prohibited relationship.<\/p>\n<p>4. I am aware that if any statement in this declaration is false and if in making such statement I either know or believe it to be false or do not believe it to be true, I am liable to imprisonment and also to a fine.<\/p>\n<p>Signed<br \/>\n___________<\/p>\n<p>Signed in our presence by the above-named Groom Name and Bride Name. So far as we are aware, there is no lawful impediment to the marriage.<\/p>\n<p>(Three witnesses)<\/p>\n<p>(Countersigned Marriage Officer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dated:<\/strong>\u00a0The ______ day of ______ 20__<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Place_and_Form_of_Solemnization\"><\/span><b>Place and Form of Solemnization<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marriage can be solemnized at the office of the Marriage Officer or a reasonable distance agreed by both of the parties. In such conditions, payment of an additional fee is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solemnization of the marriage can be done in any form which both the parties may choose to adopt: it should be complete and binding on the parties unless it is agreed in the presence of the Marriage Officer and three more witnesses and also in the language understood by the parties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Marriage Form:<\/strong> Any form as the parties to the marriage choose but each party in presence of marriage officer must say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, _______, take thee, ________, to be my lawful wife\/husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Certificate_of_Marriage\"><\/span><b>Certificate of Marriage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the marriage has been solemnized, the Marriage Officer shall enter a certificate in the form mentioned in a book to be kept by him as a record of the same and to be called the Marriage Certificate Book. Such a certificate should be signed by both the parties to the marriage and also three witnesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the marriage has been solemnized under this act and all formalities including the signatures of witnesses have been recorded.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_notice_when_marriage_is_not_solemnized_within_three_months\"><\/span><b>New notice when marriage is not solemnized within three months<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case a marriage is not solemnized within three months from the date on which notice has been given to Marriage Officer as under Section 5, then the notice and all other proceedings shall be deemed to lapse, and then no Marriage Officer can solemnize the marriage. Then a new notice needs to be given to solemnize the marriage under a Marriage Officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Court_Marriage\"><\/span><b>Court Marriage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court Marriage consists of performing an oath ceremony according to the Special Marriage Act, 1954 before the Registrar of Marriage. Three witnesses should be present at the time of the ceremony. 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