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Marriage Registration Office Saket

Purpose of Marriage Certificate

Marriage Registration Office Saket.A Marriage Certificate is an official statement establishing the marital status of a couple. It is an important document, which one can rely upon to prove that they are legally married to someone, and for various other purposes like obtaining a passport, opening a bank account, changing one’s maiden name, and applying for an income certificate, among other things. A marriage certificate is essentially the legal proof of registration of a marriage.

In India, a marriage can either be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Hindu Marriage Act is applicable to Hindus, whereas the Special Marriage Act is applicable to all citizens of India irrespective of their religion. The Hindu Marriage Act provides for registration of an already solemnised marriage, and does not provide for solemnisation of a marriage by a Marriage Registrar. However, the Special Marriage Act provides for solemnisation of a marriage as well as registration by a Marriage Officer. To be eligible for marriage in India, the minimum age is 21 years for males and 18 years for females.

For the registration of a marriage, one has to approach office of the Sub Divisional Magistrate under whose jurisdiction the marriage taken place or where either of the spouses stayed for at least six months before the marriage.Marriage Registration Office Saket .

Documents required for the registration:

According to the official website of the Delhi Government, following documents are required to be submitted after being attested by a Gazetted Officer, for obtaining the registration of marriage as per Hindu culture:

•  An application form or a Memorandum of marriage duly signed by the husband and wife.
•  A documentary evidence for proof of date of birth of both the parties. This age, under both the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, is 21 years for male and 18 years for the female. This document may be in the form of matriculation certificate/passport/birth certificate.
• The residence proof of the husband and wife (Ration Card, Aadhar Card, Election Voter Id, PAN Card, or bills like Electricity Bill etc.)
•  Two passport size photographs of both the parties and one marriage photograph.
• Marriage invitation card.
• If the marriage was performed at a religious place, a certificate from the priest is needed to solemnize the marriage.
•  In case of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act Rs. 100, and in case of marriage Special Marriage Act, Rs. 150, is needed to be submitted to the cashier of the district and the receipt is to be attached along with the application form.
•  The parties are required to give an  affirmation that they are not related and that they do not fall within the degree of prohibited relationship, as laid down under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1955.
• An attested copy of the divorce degree/order in case of a divorcee and the death certificate of the spouse in case of widow/widower.
•  If one of the parties belong to other than Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh religions, a conversion certificate from the priest who solemnized the marriage(in case of Hindu Marriage Act) will be required.
•  An affidavit by both the parties stating the place and the date of marriage, date of birth, marital status at the time of marriage and nationality.

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