Marriage Registration

THIS INFORMATION IS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSE ONLY

If you wish to have your marriage registered, you must approach the Sub-Registrar of marriages and
assurances for the area. He is the same official of registration department who also registers sale deeds
etc. If you wish to register a Hindu marriage, then the following procedure must be followed:

Marriage Registration after Wedding Ceremony:

• The groom must be at least 21 years old and the bride must be at least 18 years old.
• An applications form A (form) must be filled out and presented to the Sub-Registrar Prescribed fee
for registration is Rs.10/-
• You must attend the Sub-Registrar's office along with your spouse and two witnesses, preferably
parents of the couple.
• You must produce evidence of marriage like wedding card, photographs etc.
• The Sub-Registrar can register the marriage within 6 months after the event.
• If the marriage is to be registered after 6 months, you will have to apply to the District Registrar
concerned in the application form for condonation of delay (form)
• If you wish to register the marriage after 3 years, you will have to apply to the Inspector General
of Registration in Hyderabad for condonation of delay in the same form.

Marriage Registration at the Venue of Wedding:

If you wish to register the marriage at the venue, then you must apply for registration and ask for the
Sub-Registrar's presence. The following process should be followed to secure the Sub-Registrar's
presence.

• Application fee Rs.10/- Fee Rs.15/-.

• Transport charges for the Sub-Registrar If the wedding is outside the Sub-Registrar's headquarter.
• Daily allowance has to be paid as prescribed by government Registration of a marriage under
Special Marriages Act.
• A marriage can be registered under Special Marriages Act if it is not solemnized in a religious
ritual. For such a marriage to be registered at the time of the wedding, you must apply at least a
month in advance and fulfill the following conditions:

• The bride must be at least 18 years of age and the groom must be at least 21 years of age.
• Proof of age must be furnished Application with fee of Rs.10/- must be paid.
• A notice fee of Rs.2/- must be paid.
• A notice of 30 days will be given by Sub-Registrar to the public to raise objections if any.
• The notice will be displayed on his notice board.
• If any one wishes to object to the marriage he/she must then pay an objection fee of Rs.50/- and
file the objection petition stating reason (eg., the bride or groom is under-aged or there is no fee
consent or one of the partners is already married etc.)
• The Sub-Registrar will enquire into the objection and if he finds that the objection is valid, the
registration application will be rejected.
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• If there is no valid objection, the marriage will be registered after 30 days.

Registration of a marriage can be done under Special Marriages Act after the marriage in the same
manner as a Hindu Marriage registration. However, there is a separate application, and witnesses and
evidence of marriage must be produced.

• Marriages are solemnized under the Special Marriage Act.

• Court marriages can take place b/w any 2 Indian citizens irrespective of their caste, religion, or
creed.
• Such a marriage takes place in front of marriage officer/registrar of the area where both or any of
the parties to such a marriage reside.
• Both of you file a joint application before the registrar along with affidavits attested by notary
public specifying the age (boy 21yrs &girl 18yrs), marital status (unmarried or divorcee as the
case maybe), place of residence.
• You also need proof of residence.
• The joint application of such a marriage should be witnessed by 3 independent adult persons.
• On receiving this application, the marriage officer issues a month notice regarding the marriage.
• A copy of the notice is sent to the individual parties address.
• After the expiry of this period of notice, a date is fixed for marriage.
• Witnesses should appear before the registrar during marriage.
• Then a marriage certificate is issued.

Register Marriage:
Once you decide to get married in the register marriage way, the first thing you need to do is:
• Get two copies of "Notice of Intended Marriage" application, one for each of you, from the nearest
"Registration of Marriages office" by paying Rs.5/- in cash.
• The girl should be minimum 18 years of age and boy should be minimum 21 years of age.
• At least one of girl or boy should be from the same area where the Registration of Marriages office
is situated.
• Submit the application along with the required documentation.
• One month after submitting the application, both of you need to visit the same office along with
two sureties from each side and two neutral sureties.
• All of them need to sign before the registrar.
• Both of you need to submit the following documents along with the application.
• Date of Birth Certificate: SSC memo in duplicate is enough, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.
• Residential Proof: Any one of Ration Card, Municipal Tax receipts, Bank Passbook in duplicate duly
attested by Gazetted Officer.
• 2 passport photographs.