Appeals

Any person, aggrieved by any order of a Marriage and Divorce Registrar refusing to register a marriage or divorce under this Act within 30 days from the date of the order, may file an appeal against that order to the District Registrar within whose jurisdiction the office of Marriage and Divorce Registrar is located. The Appellate Authority shall dispose of such appeal within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of such application of appeal by revising or altering the order by passing appropriate direction. If the applicant is not satisfied with the order of the Appellate Authority he or she may make a second appeal before the Registrar General of Marriage within sixty days from the date of receipt of the order. The decision of the Second Appellate Authority shall be final and the Marriage and Divorce Registrar against whom the application was made shall act in conformity with the order or direction of the Second Appellate Authority.