Powers/ Duties of Registering Officcer

(1) In case the application received tiy the registering officer under rule 4 is incomplete or faulty or in case the fees specified in rule 10 is not paid for any certified citation from Hindu Marriage Register, the registering officer shall require the parties to the marl.iage to rectify the fault or to pay the above fees, as the case may be, with in a period specified by him. If it is not done so the application shall be rejected. (2) In case the registering officer receiving such application has no jurisdiction to receive it, he shall retun it to the applicant for submitting it before the proper authority. (3) In case the registering officer objects to any application received for registration he shall send it to District Registrar who will decide on the matter and his decision shall be fiml, subject to any decrge or order of any competent court, in connection with the action on application. (4) Reasons for which the registration is rejected as atiove shall bc entered in relevant register. (5) The registering officer shall not be responsible for any bonafide refusal to register a memorandum of marriage by him. Ike District Registrar shall not take cognizance of any such cases. (6) According to i:ie provisions of sub-section (2) of section 15 of Uttarakhand Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2010 (Uttarckhand Act No. 19 of 2010), the approval of Registrar General shall be takeh before making any comp]int to the cout under sub-section (2) of section 15 regarding the registering officer by the District Registrar. Such approval shall be given or action shall be taken by the Retlstrar General only after hearing the concerned Registering officer and after due consideration otherwise shall be made disciplinary proceeding. (7) The registering officer shall have no concern to the trueness or authenticity of the facts described jn request letter/ declaration letter regarding -the registration of memoranduin Of maniage received by him. Such points shall be judged by the competent court rtyen necessary. (8) No any right of consideration in relation of truthness and validity of mentioned married in the received marriage memorandum to him of Registering Officer. Such matters shall be judge by the competent authority when necessary.