Marriage Registration Archives

Supreme Court directs States/UTs to frame rules under Anand Marriage Act to facilitate registration of marriages solemnised by Anand Karaj

“In a secular republic, the State must not turn a citizen’s faith into either a privilege or a handicap. When the law recognises Anand Karaj as a valid form of marriage yet leaves no machinery to register it, the promise is only half kept”.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Special Marriage Act] ‘AI increased the possibility of impersonation’; Delhi High Court directs Indian National to appear before Indian High Commission in Canada and join video conferencing

The Marriage Registration Authority submitted that in view of the advancement in the technology in Artificial Intelligence, the possibility of somebody impersonating Petitioner cannot be ruled out.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court | ‘Solemnisation of marriage’ is the consideration for registering marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules and not ‘religion of the parties’

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed being aggrieved by the refusal of registration of marriage by the Registrar

Case Briefs High Courts

Physical Presence v. Video Conference | Physical Presence for registration of marriage under Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014, a necessity? Delhi HC decides

Delhi High Court: While addressing a request for registration of marriage without requiring the physical presence of the couple, Rekha Palli, J.,