Delhi Cabinet eases marriage registration
The Delhi Cabinet has decided to relax the marriage laws, making it possible for couples to get their marriage registered in the capital even if the parents of both the man and woman do not belong to Delhi. Earlier, the parents of either of the two were required to be residents of Delhi for registration of marriage in the city. While the move is likely to help the couples migrating here, it is also supposed to extend help to the couples seeking marriage against family wishes.
The Delhi government on Monday declared that a couple can marry in the capital and register their marriage within hours even if they don’t have a residential address here.
At a meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit, the Delhi Cabinet decided to issue a notification to amend the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registra-tion Rules, 1956. Until now, the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1956 prohibited any couple from applying for registration of marriage here until it was proved that either of them or their in-laws had lived in the capital for at least 30 days before the wedding. Couples wanting to get their marriages registered in the city had been facing difficulties because of the clause. After the meeting that the chief minister announced that a decision has been taken to do away with the provisions in clause 7 for sub-clause 6 for registration of marriage in Delhi.
“The rules have been relaxed and people can now register their marriage after showing the relevant papers,” said the chief minister. The new proposal was moved in the cabinet by principal secretary (revenue) D.M. Sapolia. Revenue minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said the only condition the couple need to meet is that their marriage should have taken place in the capital.
The step has been taken after taking into consideration the lives lost in honour-killings in the city and due to decisions taken by khap panchayats, added city government officials.
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