Court Marriage In Ahmedabad and India are different as they take place in the court in the presence of the marriage officer appointed by the law. Two adult’s e.i. A male and a female, who are eligible to get married can file for court marriage and fulfill the necessary procedure after which in the presence of the marriage officer sign their consent for marriage, hence getting their marriage solemnised through legal procedure of India.
Pre- requisites for Court Marriage-
The conditions necessary for the court marriage are provided under Section 4 of the Special Marriages Act. The parties to the Court Marriage In Allahabadare required to fulfill these conditions provided as under-
Pre- existing Marriage- no pre-existing marriage shall be there for either of the parties. If any of the party was previously married, then at the time of the filing of the application they shall be divorced or widowed.
Consent- the parties shall give their free consent in the presence of the marriage officer, i.e. the shall be able to give their consent and shall be of sound mind.
Age- the parties to the application for the court marriage shall have attained the required age, i.e. the male should be 21 years old and the female shall have acquired the age of 18 years or more.’
Prohibited relationship- the parties to the marriage should not be related to each other under the degrees of prohibited relationship of, marriages as is provided under the Schedule I of the Act, unless the marriage within the degrees of prohibited relationship is valid as per the customs of either of the parties.
Documents-
Following documents are required while filing for the Court Marriage In Amritsar and other parts of the country-
Marriage application form duly signed by both the male and female.
Receipt of the application form to attached along with the documents
Proof for the date of birth.
Residential proof address
Affidavit from each of the parties of-
Date of birth
Marital status, i.e. unmarried/divorce/ widowed
Affidavit affirming that they are not related under the degree of prohibited relationship
Passport size photos of both the parties
Copy of divorce decree or death certificate if either of the parties is divorcee or widowed respectively.
At the end of the whole procedure a marriage certificate is issued by the marriage officer in accordance with Schedule IV of the Act. The Court Marriage certificate is the conclusive proof of the solemnization of the marriage, which is signed by the parties, witnesses and the marriage officer.
Protection from the courts-
In India it is sometimes not so easy to get married to the person you love. Some come out of the social pressure and decide to get married to the person they love, however in some cases this step could be life threatening, when even their family members start suppressing the family members.
There have been an increasing number of cases where the couple seeks protection from the courts. These cases were registered by the couple who married against the wishes of their parents.
Even if society has started to be tolerant towards inter-caste or inter-faith relationships, there are still some who wish to get their children married in accordance with their wishes.
The constitution has provided every citizen the right to marry according to his/her wish. However, some inter-caste marriages or inter-religion marriages are increasing daily which are facing threats and danger from their family or community. The best remedy in this case is to seek protection from the court.
One can seek protection by visiting the court or police station with the required documents to ask for the police protection.
For this you are required to provide your age proof in addition to other documents required as per the provision of the law.
According to the law the valid age shall be 21 years for the male and 18 years for the female.
The necessary documents to file for the plea are-
a) Age proof- matriculation certificate/ date of birth certificate/ration card/ voter card/ aadhar card
b) Residence proof
c) Marriage Proof (pictures or certificate)
For proper detail and guidance as required in accordance to your case, it is advised to seek the advice of an experienced lawyer. Lead India offers you experienced advocates who have been successfully dealing with cases related to the court marriages or cases requiring the protection from the police. If you are seeking legal advice or guidance for your case, you can contact us.
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