How to get married through court please tell you the procedure for court marriage.At the time of marriage does a notice be sent at both of the parties houses Address of marriage registrar in A'bad?

Answer 1

hi! congrats and be brave.

there are many mis conceptions about the court marriage. You may like to know that there are several procedures (legal formalities) to be completed before you marry legally through the court.

You should be a resident of India, and must have completed the age of 18 (if girl) or 21 (if boy), also you should be resident at the jurisdiction area for at least 6 months.

You should have 3 witnesses each ie.total 6 witnesses to be presented at court during the marriage.You require proofs of residence and age for all. and your and your partners 3 photos each.

primarily you have to fill a form A a month ago before you marry.

a notice will be placed on the board of the court incase there is objections to your marriage, if you get NOC you are given the date of marriage.

there is no such thing where any document is sent to both parties house regarding the marriage

Procedure for Court Marriage in New Delhi

Example Below is Sikh Boy with Christian Foreigner Girl but stands true for others also

So here it is the only correct steps to get married in court.

Fool Proof.

The example below is Sikh Boy marrying a Christian Foreigner, where the things are

I am sure all your questions are answered here. If you still think you have questions then read this again.

If any officer is asking you to get something more than this then ask him to give you a documented list, because there is nothing more than this list.

Don't pay any Bribe.

A lot of Information about Law and Legal Stuff is available online. Please search online.

We will start with the process / procedure information and later talk about what documents are required at what stage.

1. Find a Gurudwara for Anand Karaj "Sikh Marriage Ceremony"

a. Application Form to filled and submitted in Gurudwara for ceremony. Granthi will give you the date as per your convenience and availability. With new guidelines 'Anand Karaj' Ceremony should take place before 12 Noon.

b. You will need at least 2 witnesses.

c. If parents of either girl or boy are present for ceremony, which means they agree to your marriage then, this step 1 is easy.

If your parents are not present then, it is not easy to find a Gurudwara for Anand Karaj.

Who said Life is easy?

But believe me, you will find one. You just have to keep on looking. Don't give up.

d. You will also need to Affidavit Notary stating that Girl is marrying you under no pressure. You should also mention that her parents location.

e. While this is ongoing lets go to step 2.

2. Affidavits or Certificates to prove that you are single

a. You need Affidavits or Certificates stating the marital status as single.

b. Normally Affidavits are fine, but you might certificates from your government to prove you are single. This becomes very important for foreigners to have for registering their marriages in their own embassy.

c. All the certificates should be translated in English by sworn translator in the country of Origin.

d. While Step 1 and Step 2 are happening parallel, let's go to step 3.

3. Find a Gazetted Officer who will sign all your documents

a. It is very important to start looking for the gazetted Officer right away, because you need all your documents to be signed by Gazetted Officer. Without this you will not be able to register your marriage in court.

b. While Step 1, 2 and 3 are happening parallel, let's go to step 4.

4. Christian Girl's Conversion to Sikh religion

a. Affidavit - You need to have affidavit stating the girl would like to get baptized to Sikhism and change her name to "Kaur".

b. You can go to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Connaught Place on Sunday Morning. I think management of gurudwara organize conversions ceremony 3 times a week. Please confirm the time.

c. You will need 5 K' - Kesh, Kanga, Keschera, Kirpan, Kada

d. The ceremony is approximately for 2 hours.

e. Post Ceremony you will get Baptized Certificate and the new name with 'Kaur' on it.

f. The certificate is in Punjabi, you should get it translated in to English and/or Hindi by a Sworn/under oath Translator.

5. Change of Name - Add 'Kaur'

a. Now that you have name change and have added 'Kaur', it's important to make it as an official change.

b. For this you will have to publish new name in both English and Hindi Major Newspaper.

c. The cost will be anything between 600 - 1500, depending on the newspaper you choose.

d. Brand of Newspaper does not matter.

e. This can take 3 days. Once the newspaper is out, please buy 10 copies each of Hindi and English newspaper for future reference.

6. Anand Karaj "Sikh Marriage Ceremony"

a. Affidavit - Girl is marrying the boy under no pressure

b. Baptized Certificate

c. 5 K's

d. Witness with PAN Card (must) and DL/Passport/Voter-Card.

e. Newspapers with Name Change

f. Affidavits stating that both parties are Single and not married

g. Marriage Invitation Card: You can get 10 Printed for like 500 INR

h. Any other Affidavit that Gurudwara Management wants

Anand Karaj Ceremony will take about 2 hours or so.

Once you are married you will be given marriage certificate from Gurudwara.

Please note Suffix of "SINGH" and "KAUR" is a must with the name of Bride-Groom and Bride.

Steps 1 to 6 are easy steps as compared to what you will have to face after.

Steps 7 onwards are the Govt. office (Sarkaari Daftar) / Official steps which make you run here and there. Don't lose your patience.

7. "NOC" from the Concerned Embassy

a. You need NOC from the Embassy that they don't have any exception. Please give a written request so that it can be tracked. This is not easy you might have to literally cry and blame Indian Government for asking such things.

b. Embassy will ask for your marital status (Refer point 2) before issuing such certificates.

Normally Municipal / hospitals issue such marital status certificate.

c. Some Embassies / Consulate General don't issue such certificates. In this case, ask them in writing stating that 'Embassy will not issue such certificates' and also the reason.

8. Registration of Marriage in Court

This is the toughest part of your journey. J

India Govt. office (Sarkaari Daftar) will give you pain. So be ready to visit the Registration Office at least 2 times.

a. Verify all your documents as per the list on the registration form

b. Visit the registration office of your zone (permanent/present address) and see how things are going on there. Some Marriage registration offices are better than the others.

c. You have to only visualize things, I would suggest going in disguise and keeping low profile. The guys are very smart there. They will know what you are there for, as they only see new faces.

d. A lot of touts will also be there. Not sure if you should meet them or not. Touts know all the officials, which could worsen your case.

REMEMBER: People go to touts only if there is a problem.

e. Bribe is very common.

f. You can book the date for your marriage registration online.

The website link is

9. Final List of Documents - Gazetted Officer Verified

By now you should have following documents

1. Affidavits or Certificates to prove that you both are Single

2. Conversion Certificate from Gurudwara

3. Change in Name Affidavit and Newspaper

4. Anand Karaj "Sikh Marriage Ceremony" Marriage Certificate

5. Marriage Invitation Card

6. "NOC" from the Concerned Embassy

7. Marriage Photograph

8. Marriage Registration Application Form Filled with Photo

9. Eye Witness of your Anand Karaj with PAN no

If you are unable to find any Gazetted Officer you should then go to touts but of other zone.

They might ask you like 5K but it is possible with less than 1K.

Do ask for the ID and the Cell Phone no.

Gazetted Officer is not required to present in the court of registration.

10. Extreme Case Scenarios

a. Verification with No Police Case Record

b. Verification that both husband and wife are living at the said present address

c. Calling Gazetted Officer in front of Marriage Registration Officer

11. There is no letter sent to home for getting approval of parents. This is now by LAW.

PS:

1. All the Affidavits from Notary should have following

· Full Name (First, Middle, Last)

· Passport No #

· Fathers Name

· Mothers Name

· Temporary Residence Address

· Permanent Residence Address

2. Affidavit cost is 50 INR only

a. Rs 10 Stamp Paper is fine