To get solemnized before the Marriage Officer/Registrar.

Number of times I have answered such questions regarding inter-religious or inter-

caste marriages aart from getting them solemnized before the Marriage
officer/registrar. !hen both arties belonging to different religion the" can marr" in
the court without changing "our individual religion. #ourt marriage as "ou call it is
solemnized under the $ecial Marriage %ct& '()* all such marriages can ta+e lace
between an" two Indian citizens as well one Indian citizen with a foreigner
irresective of their religion& caste or creed& and "ou can sa" this is the secular form
of marriage available in our countr". $uch a marriage is solemnized before the
marriage officer/registrar usuall" ,.#. deut" commissioner of the area /$,M where
both or an" of the arties to such a marriage reside ermanentl" or for at least one
month. #ost of such a marriage as the rate revalent in "our area. Now how "ou
roceed- .oth the arties to the marriage file a /oint alication before the marriage
officer along with individual affidavit attested b" notar" ublic secif"ing the age0bo"
1'"rs 2girl '3"rs4& lace of residence& marital status0unmarried or divorcee as the
case ma"be4& mental status0not idiot or not with unfit mind4& not related to each other.
%long with this "ou have to give roof of age 0$chool certificate& 5assort& 5an card4&
roof of residence 05assort& ration card& voters I, card& rent agreement4& 2 the
alication of such a marriage should be witnessed b" 6 indeendent adult ersons&
affi7 one hotograh of each of the arties 2 all the 6 witnesses. 8ou have made
such an alication/notice to the marriage officer in erson along with all the 6
witnesses. On receiving such an alication the marriage officer issues a month
notice regarding the intended marriage 2 get such a notice affi7ed on the notice
board out side his office& a co" of such notice is sent to the marriage officer under
whose /urisdiction the other art" lives& also a co" is to the individual arties
address. %fter e7ir" of the eriod of notice a date is fi7ed on which all the ersons
arties to the marriage 2 6 witnesses aear again before the marriage officer who
declare them married 2 issue a certificate to this regard. Incase of an" ob/ections
raised the marriage officer will settle these ob/ections. Now what can be ob/ections
that can be raised- These can ON98 .: R:;%R,IN; T<: #ON,ITION$
N:#:$$%R8 =OR $>#< M%RI%;: 2 NOT<IN; :9$:. !hat are the conditions-
%s I stated above i.e. %ge& martial status& mental status& rohibited relationshi
0related to each other b" blood4. This is the brief 2 general rocedures I have told
"ou here. It?s alwa"s better to engage a law"er to get such marriage solemnized to
avoid an" legal imediments which he will be able to handle.