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Hindu Marriage Registration

Hindu Marriage Registration

Requirements

(Always it is better to take Original and latest copies)

  1. Bride’s minimum age at the time of solemnization of marriage must be 18 years (completed).
  2. Bridegroom’s minimum age at the time of solemnization of marriage must be 21 years (completed).
  3. Bride and Bridegroom AADHAR CARD.
  4. Copies of SSC Certificates of wife and husband or passport copies (for Date of Birth proof).
  5. Wedding invitation card.
  6. Three photograph of marriage ceremony/traditions capturing both wife and husband.
  7. Three witnesses to sign in the form & in the register of Registrar office. (Witnesses attend with their Aadhar cards)

Precautions

  • Check thrice the details filled in the Form. Names of the BRIDE and BRIDE GROOM shall always be tallied with the names given in the passport/SSC and other certificates. Otherwise, at the time of issuance of visa and other certificates, you may have to face problem.
  • It is advisable to mention the name of the wife (bride) before and after marriage. (as per your require)
  • Check all the details before the issue of certificate and if there are any discrepancies in the names or any other details, immediately bring them to the notice of the Sub Registrar and get them rectified.
  • It is advised to take all the precautions and thorough check of the documents during marriage registration itself.

For better understanding of the statutory position, the relevant portion of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is given below:

Section 5. Conditions for a Hindu Marriage
  • A marriage may be solemnised between any two Hindus, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:-
  • neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage;
  • at the time of the marriage, neither party- is incapable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind ; or
  • though capable of giving a valid consent, has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or
  • has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy;
  • the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty one years and the bride, the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage;