Registration of marriage

(1) (a) The parties to the marriage shall present a memorandum in Form 1 and either in person or by registered post, within a period of thirty days from the date of marriage, to the Marriage Registrar within whose jurisdiction the marriage was solemnized or contracted, in two copies. (b) The Marriage Registrar may accept the memorandum of marriage beyond the prescribed limitation, if the party to the marriage proves that it was prevented by sufficient causes beyond their control. (c) After examining the memorandum presented by the parties, the Marriage Registrar shall enter the entries in the register specified in Form 2. (d) Each memorandum entered in the register shall be considered a separate entry and every entry shall be numbered in a serial order which shall commence and end with each calendar year and a new serial shall commence at the beginning of each calendar year. (2) Where the Marriage Registrar to whom the memorandum has been presented, on scrutiny of documents presented with the memorandum or on any other fact coming to his knowledge or noticed, is satisfied or has reason to believe that: (a) the marriage between the parties has not been solemnized according to any law in force; (b) the marriage between the parties has not been solemnized according to the personal law of the parties; (c) the identity of the parties or the persons identifying the parties or the solemnization of the marriage cannot be proved beyond reasonable doubt; or (d) the documents presented before him do not satisfy the marital status of the parties, he may, after hearing the parties and recording the reasons, refuse to register the marriage; And (one) he may require the parties to furnish such additional information or documents as he deems necessary for verifying the identity of the parties and witnesses or the accuracy of the information or documents presented; or (two) if deemed necessary, he may direct the local police station within whose jurisdiction the parties reside, for verification. (3) Where under sub-rule (2) and upon verification, the Marriage Registrar is satisfied that there is no objection to register the marriage, he shall register it, and if he deems it not proper to register the marriage, he may pass an order refusing to register by recording the reasons. (4) The registration of marriage or refusal to register marriage under sub-rule (3) shall be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the memorandum of marriage. (5) Upon dissolution of a marriage registered under sub-rule (3), it shall be mandatory for either of the parties to the marriage to intimate the details of dissolution to the Marriage Registrar, and upon receipt of such details, the Marriage Registrar shall enter such details in column (16) of the marriage register specified in Form 2. If any person requests for a copy of the marriage registration certificate after dissolution of marriage, the fact of dissolution shall be mentioned in the marriage registration certificate.