A marriage in India is required to be registered in most
of the cases. The state governments have or are planning to make the
registration of marriage compulsory in all the cases. A marriage
certificate is also required in most cases for visa purposes.
Moreover, the Indian Special Marriage Act, 1954, which
applies to all citizens irrespective of their religion, requires the
registration of marriages by a marriage officer.
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, makes the registration compulsory, as it provides for entry in a marriage register kept in the Church soon after the marriage ceremony along with the signatures of the bride and bridegroom.
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, certain provisions exist for the registration of the marriages, but it had been left to the discretion of the families of the bride and bridegroom to either solemnize the marriage before a registrar or register it after the ceremony in traditional way. The non-registration of a marriage does not invalidate it under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, makes the registration compulsory.
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, makes the registration compulsory, as it provides for entry in a marriage register kept in the Church soon after the marriage ceremony along with the signatures of the bride and bridegroom.
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, certain provisions exist for the registration of the marriages, but it had been left to the discretion of the families of the bride and bridegroom to either solemnize the marriage before a registrar or register it after the ceremony in traditional way. The non-registration of a marriage does not invalidate it under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, makes the registration compulsory.
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