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What Is The Court Marriage Fee For An Indian?

  • Writer: lead India
    lead India
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • 3 min read

Court marriages India are solemnised under the Special marriage Act, 1954. Court marriage can be applied for between a male and a female in India, irrespective of their castes, religion, colour, place of birth, etc.


Hence, Court marriage in Faridabad or any other part of the country is performed in accordance with the law. The marriage officer is in charge of following the process of the court marriage. A marriage certificate would be issued by him after the completion of the procedure of the court marriage as has been provided under the law.


Conditions necessary-

  • The age of the female must be above 18 years or more on the other hand the groom must be 21 years old or more.

  • The parties at the time of applying for the court marriage must not be married to some other person.

  • The parties to the court marriage are required to be mentally sound

  • The parties must have given a valid consent for the court marriage.

  • The couple must be free of any mental illness or insanity.

Cost of the Court Marriage in India-

  • The fees required to be paid for the court marriage varies from state to state. Every state has the authority to establish its own rules regarding the procedure for the court marriages.

  • Before one applies for the court marriage, it is advised that they check court marriage fees in Delhi as well as other fees which have to be paid during the process of court marriage.

  • Generally, the application fee for registration of marriages in India is Rs 100 under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and for marriages under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 it is Rs150.

  • It has to be understood that if you hire a lawyer to help you assist with the process of court marriage, his charges will be paid separately

Court marriage procedure-

  1. Notice for marriage- the parties to the court marriage are required to apply for a notice for the court marriage to the marriage officer of the district they have been residing in. A notice is required to be given in writing as has been provided by the Second Schedule to the Marriage Officer.

  2. Publishing the notice- the notice to the court marriage would then be published by the marriage officer in some conspicuous part of his office from where it is visible to the general public, for a period of 30 days, in case if someone has any objection to the application for court marriage. When no objection is raised within the period of 30 days from the day such notice was published, the marriage officer will then continue with the process of the court marriage.

  3. Objection to the marriage- As has been mentioned under the Section 7 of the Act of 1954, an objection to the application so filed for the Court marriage process Delhi can be raised by anyone on the grounds provided under the Act. The marriage officer as has been mentioned under section 8 of the Act, would then enquire about the validity of the objection raised within a period of 30 days from the date such objection was raised. If the objection so raised is found to be invalid, the marriage would then be solemnised by the officer on the date provided by the marriage officer.

  4. Declaration by the parties- before solemnization of the marriage, three witnesses should be present for the court marriage. Signature as well as declaration by the parties and the witnesses in the presence of the marriage officer are necessary as has been provided under the Third Schedule.

  5. Certificate- after the above-mentioned steps have been completed, the marriage officer would issue a marriage certificate, which shall include the signs of the parties and the three witnesses, this marriage certificate is a conclusive proof of marriage between the parties.

Conclusion-

Described above is the procedure required for court marriages in India. The fees to be submitted to the court as could be seen is minimum, therefore it could be inferred that the procedure for the court marriage is affordable as well as with negligible involvement of a number of people.


It is advised to seek the assistance of an experienced court marriage lawyer in your city before filing for the court marriage. As the procedure does seem to be simple, however, it involves various paperwork to be completed without any error.


Lead India offers you a team of experienced advocates who have been successfully dealing with cases related to issues including court marriages as well as family law. Hence, if you wish to talk to a lawyer or seek free legal advice online, you may contact us.


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