Telangana Marriage Registration

Marriage registration is an essential legal formality under Law that must be easily completed at the Sub-Registrar Office. Having a marriage registration certificate will help the couple with various formalities like PAN card name change, passport, and visa application. The respective State Governments control the registration of marriages. A marriage registration certificate can be applied for and obtained through the Sub-Registrar office of the State Government. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining a marriage registration certificate in Telangana State.

Telangana Hindu Marriage Act

Marriage registration can be completed under two Act namely, Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act in the State of Telangana: For a marriage to be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

The two partners are Hindus
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 the wedding
At the time of marriage, neither party is 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
During the time of marriage, neither party has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy
The bridegroom has completed the age of 21 years, and the Bride, the age of 18 years at the time of the marriage
The couple is not within the degrees of prohibited relationship unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two
The parties are not sapindas of each other unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two

Procedure for Hindu Marriage Registration

To obtain a marriage registration certificate in Telangana, the Form A reproduced below in duplicate must be submitted along with the following documents:

Wedding invitation card
Photograph of marriage ceremony capturing both wife and husband
Residential proof of either of the spouse
Copies of SSC Certificates of wife and husband or passport copies (for Date of Birth proof)
Three witnesses to sign in the form
Three witnesses to sign in the register of the Registrar office

The marriage registration procedure can be completed at a Sub-Registrar office where the marriage venue is situated or at the Sub Registrar Office in whose jurisdiction either wife or husband has been residing for at least 6 months immediately preceding the date of marriage.

Telangana Special Marriage Act

A person of any faith can register the marriage under the Special Marriage Act. Further, persons belonging to different relations and faiths can also have their marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act in Telangana. To register a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, the public should receive a 30-day notice before the solemnization of the wedding. Thus, under the Special Marriage Act, after the receipt of the notice, the marriage officer will enter a real copy in the marriage notice book and will publish the marriage notice in the notice board of Sub-Registrar office. Also, the notice will be published in the office of the Marriage Registrar in whose District the parties are permanently residing. Before the expiry of 30 days of notice, any person can object to the marriage if it contradicts the essential conditions noted below. If there are no objections, after the expiry of 30 days of notice, the Sub-Registrar will register the marriage. To register the wedding, the Bridegroom and Bride should sign a declaration in the presence of three witnesses, and they should utter in the language known:

I take ________ to be my lawful husband
I take ________ to be my lawful wife

Also, the couple could choose any other form of solemnization like exchanging the garlands or chain, apart from the above.

Conditions for Marriage under the Special Marriage Act

To solemnize a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

Neither party has a spouse living
Neither party is an idiot or lunatic
The bridegroom has completed the age of 21 years, and the Bride has completed the age of 18 years
Both the Bridegroom and Bride are not within the prohibited relationship

Telangana Christian Marriage Act