Rules on marriage certification and registration in Delhi
1. What is Marriage Registration Certificate ?
Marriage Registration Certificate is issued to both Husband and Wife whose marriage has already been solemnised. The Registration is done under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Hindu Marriage Act is applicable in cases where both husband and wife are Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs or where they have converted into any of these religions.
Where either of the husband or wife or both are not Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs the marriage is registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
2. What documents are required for Registration ?
* Application form completed in all respect and signed by both Husband & Wife.
* Proof of residence (Voter I-card/Ration card).
* Separate affidavit in prescribed format from Husband & Wife.
* Date of birth proofs of both parties (10th Class certificate, Date of birth certificate).
* Two passport size photograph of Husband and Two Passport Size Photograph of Wife and one photo of marriage.
* Marriage invitation card if available.
* Original copy of divorce decree/order in case of a divorcee and death certificate of spouse in case of widow/widower.
* In case one of the parties belong to other than Hindu Budhist, Jain and Sikh religions, a conversion certificate from the priest who solemnized the marriage ( in case of Hindu Marriage Act).
* In case applicant is a foreign national, a NO Objection Certificate in original from the concerned High Commission to be submitted along with the application form.
* If marriage was solemnized in a religious place, a certificate from the priest is required who solemnized the marriage.
* One witness of Gazetted Officer ( Gazetted Officer should bring Official Seal and Office Identity Card)
IMPORTANT : All documents needs to be attested by Gazetted Officer.
3. What is application fee for Registration ?
Rs. 100/- is charged as application fee for Registration and Rs. 150/- is charged for Solemnization.
4. What is the Response time ?
Marriage Registration certificate is issued within 7 days.
5. Degree of Prohibition as per Hindu Marriage Act 1955.
# "Sapinda relationship" with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upwards in each case from the person concerned, who is to be counted as the first generation;
# two persons are said to "sapindas" of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them;
# "degrees of prohibited relationship" – two persons are said to be within the "degrees of prohibited relationship" –
1) if one is a lineal ascendant of the other
2) if one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other
3) if one was the wife of the brother or the father’s or mother’s brother or of the grandfather’s or grandmother’s brother of the other
4) if the two are brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters
