1. Short title and Commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Authorization of Registrar.
4. Jurisdiction.
5. Maintenance of Register of Marriages.
6. Procedure for Registration.
7. Verification and registration of marriage.
8. Refusal of Registration.
9. Issuance of Certificate of Anand Marriage.
10. Correction of the Entries in the Register.
11. Appeal.
12. Filing of memorandum.

Published vide Notification No. F. 1(4)/DC/MR/Revenue/2012/177, dated 9th February, 2018

Revenue Department

No. F. 1(4)/DC/MR/Revenue/2012/177. - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 (Central Act 7 of 1909), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, S.O.1467(E) dated 19th April, 2016, published in part-II sub-section (ii) of Gazette of India, Extraordinary 19th April, 2016, the Lt. Governor of National Capital of Territory of Delhi hereby pleased to makes the following rules to provide for registration of Anand Marriages, namely :-

1. Short title and Commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Anand Marriages Registration Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette.

2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Anand Marriage Act, 1909 (7 of 1909) as amended by the Anand Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2012 (29 of 2012);

(b) "Anand Marriage" means Anand Marriage commonly known as Anand Karaj solemnized under the Act;

(d) "Form" means the Form appended to these rules;

(e) "Register" means a register of Anand Marriages maintained by the Registrar of Marriage;

(f) "Registrar" means the Registrar of marriages/marriage officer as appointed under rule 3;

(g) Parties to the marriage means both Bride and Groom.

(2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined, shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Act.

3. Authorization of Registrar. - For the purpose of registration of Anand Marriage within the National Capital of Territory of Delhi, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate/ Marriage Officer as appointed by Hon'ble Lt. Governor of Delhi by notification for registration of marriages in Delhi will be the Registrar within their respective jurisdiction.

4. Jurisdiction. - The Anand Marriage shall be registered with the Registrar within whose jurisdiction place of residence of either party or the place where such marriage is solemnized in Delhi.

5. Maintenance of Register of Marriages. - The Registrar shall maintain a Register of Anand Marriages in Form I.

6. Procedure for Registration. - (1) within a period of sixty days

The parties to Anand Marriage shall prepare Memorandum is duplicate, in Form-II and submit the same to the Registrar alongwith documents to prove the solemnization of the marriage to the satisfaction of the Registrar, alongwith Registration fee of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only), provided that for Registration of Marriages solemnized before the commencement of these rules, Memorandum shall be submitted within a period of one year from the date of commencement of these rules.

(2) The memorandum shall be signed by both the parties to the marriage and at least two other persons who have witnessed the marriage.

(3) The parties to the marriage who have not registered their marriage within the period specified under Sub-rule (i) shall get their marriage registered by submitting the memorandum to the Registrar in Form-II and a declaration in Form-III along-with documents to prove the solemnization of the marriage to the satisfaction of the Registrar of Marriages.

7. Verification and registration of marriage. - (1) Where on verification and scrutiny of the memorandum and documents received under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) of Rule 6, the registrar is satisfied that the marriage has been solemnized, he shall enter the particulars of the marriage in the register and issue a certificate of Anand Marriage in Form-IV.

(2) Where the registrar has reasons in to believe that -

(a) The marriage between the parties has not been performed in accordance with Anand Marriage Ceremony; or

(b) The identity of the parties or the witness testifying the solemnization of the marriage is not established; or

(c) The documents tendered before him do not provide the marital status of the parties, he may, call upon the parties to produce such further information or documents as he may deem necessary for establishing the identity of the parties and the witnesses or correctness of the information presented to him within a period of thirty days from date of receipt of memorandum.

8. Refusal of Registration. - The Registrar may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse the registration of marriage, if the parties to the marriage fail to comply with the directions issued by him under sub-rule (2) of rule 7.

9. Issuance of Certificate of Anand Marriage. - The Registrar shall provide two copies of the certificate of Anand Marriage to the couple, free of charge, within fifteen days of receiving the application.

10. Correction of the Entries in the Register. - The Registrar may on an application made by any party to the marriage, within thirty days of registration, if satisfied that there is typographical or clerical mistakes in the entries made in the register or on the certificate or registration in relation to the name, age or date of marriage, may make suitable corrections with previous sanction of the District Registrar and affix his signatures to each such correction.

11. Appeal. - (1) Any party to the marriage, aggrieved by the decision of registration may file an appeal to the District Registrar within a period of three months from the date of communication of such decision:

Provided that the delay, if any, in filing such appeal may be condoned for the reasons to be recorded in writing, by the District Registrar that they had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the specified period.

(2) The District Registrar shall, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, dispose of the appeal within a period of thirty days from the date on which appeal filed.

12. Filing of memorandum. - (1) The Registrar shall forward duplicate copies of the memorandum received in a month to the District Registrar before the 10th day of every subsequent month.

(2) The originals of the memorandum received by the Registrar and duplicate copies forwarded to the District Registrar shall be retained.

(3) The Registrar shall also forward particulars of the corrections made under rule 10 with the date of corrections and a copy thereof to the District Registrar.

Form-I

[Register of Marriage under Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2018]

S.No.	No. & Date of Application	Date and Place of Marriage	Name & percentage of applicants		Age of applicants and date of birth
			Husband	Wife	Husband	Wife
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Nationality of the applicants		Permanent dwelling place, if any of the applicants		Present dwelling place, with Tel. N. & E-mail I.D (if any)		Signature of the applicants
Husband	Wife	Husband	Wife	Husband	Wife	Husband	Wife
8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

Name and particulars of two witnesses	Signature of witnesses	Signature of the marriage officer with date of registration
16	17	18

Revenue Department, Government of Nct of Delhi

Application form - Marriage Registration Certificate

(Under << The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955>>/<< The Special Marriage Act
1954>>/<< The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872>>), The Anand Marriage Act,
1909

Applicant Details

1. e-District Registration Number :

(For already Registered User- Not to be filled in by first time Applicants or those having Aadhaar number)

2. UID (AADHAAR) No :

3. Voter ID Card :

4. Name of Applicant (Bride or Groom)

:___________________________________________

Details of Groom and Bride

Groom

Bride

5. Name :

6. Father's Name :

7. Mother's Name :

8. Date of Birth :

______________________________

YYYY

_______________________________

YYYY

9. Age (as on date of marriage)

_________

___________

10. UID (Aadhaar No) :

11. Photo :

Groom colour Passport

Size

Photograph

Size – 5 x 4.5

(Cm.)

2 x 1.75

(Inch)

Bride colour Passport

Size

Photograph

Size – 5 x 4.5

(Cm.)

2 x 1.75

(Inch)

12. Address of residence in Delhi after marriage :

House Name/No :

Sub-Locality :

Locality :

Village/Town :

Sub-division :

District :

State :

Country :

PIN Code :

______________________________

13. Address of permanent residence before marriage -

House Name/No :

Sub-Locality :

Locality :

Village/Town :

Sub-division :

District :

______________________________

State :

Country :

PIN Code :

14. Mobile No :

15. e-Mail ID :

______________________________

_________________@___________

______________________________

_________________@___________

16. Marital status before marriage *(Attach Divorce decree/death certificate of Husband/wife)*	Unmarried Divorced Widower	Unmarried Divorced Widow
17. Nationality *(Attach proof of marital status and nationality if anyone is foreigner) :*	______________________________	_____________________________
18. Religion	______________________________	______________________________

Details of Solemnisation of Marriage

19. Date of Solemnisation of Marriage :

YYYY

20. Whether Marriage was solemnised at Religious Place :

(Attach certificate from priest, maulvi, pandit, gurudwara prabandhak etc.)

Yes No

21. The Religious custom practice under which marriage was solemnised :______________

22. Address of Place of Solemnisation of Marriage in Delhi :

House Name/No : ______________________

Sub-Locality

: ______________________

Locality : ______________________

Village/Town

: ______________________

Sub-division : ______________________

District

: ______________________

State : ______________________

Country

: ______________________

PIN Code :

Details of Witnesses

Witness I

Witness II

Witness III

(In case of the Special Marriage Act, 1954)

23. Name :

24. Father's Name :

25. Mother's Name :

26. Aadhar No :

_______________________

27. Address :

House Name/No :

Sub-Locality

Locality

Village/Town

Sub-division

District

State

Country

_______________________

_____________________

_______________________

______________________

_______________________

______________________

_______________________

PIN Code

28. Identity Proof of Groom (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same

Aadhaar Card

PAN Card

Ration Card with Photograph

Voter ID Card

Passport

Driving License

Any Govt. Recognized document

Document No:

29. Identity Proof of Bride (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same)

Aadhaar Card

PAN Card

Ration Card with Photograph

Voter ID Card

Passport

Driving License C

Any Govt. Recognized document

Document No:

30. Date of Birth Proof of Groom (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same)
Aadhaar Card (Verified DOB)	Passport	Driving License
Nursing home/Hospital Report	SSC from recognized board by GoI	Birth Certificate CMO/Doctor Report
Certificate from School signed by Principal on School Letter Head		Document No:

31. Date of Birth Proof of Bride (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same)

Aadhaar Card (Verified DOB)

Passport

Driving License

Nursing home/Hospital Report

SSC from recognized board by GoI

Birth Certificate

CMO/Doctor Report

Certificate from School signed by Principal on
School Letter Head

Document No:

36. Identity Proof of Witness I (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same)

Aadhaar Card

PAN Card

Ration Card with Photograph

Voter ID Card

Passport

Driving License

Any Govt. Recognized document

Document No:

37. Identity Proof of Witness II (Please tick one, provide the document No. and attach the same)

Aadhaar Card

PAN Card

Ration Card with Photograph

Voter ID Card

Passport

Driving License

Any Govt. Recognized document

Document No:

Declaration

I hereby solemnly affirm & declare that, all of the above furnished information is true & correct to the best of my knowledge. I am fully aware that furnishing incorrect or false or forged information will lead to punitive action against me under the relevant statutory provisions.

Date:

20YY

Place:_______________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Groom :

Signature of Bride :

Signature of Witness I :

Signature of Witness II :

Signature of Witness III (In case of the Special Marriage Act, 1954) :

Form-III

[See rule 6(3)]

Declaration

We _________ (Name of the husband and wife) do hereby declare that our marriage was solemnized on ______________ (Date of marriage) at ____________ (Place of marriage). The memorandum for registration of marriage could not be submitted within the period specified under rule 6 due to ____________ (specify reason). We hereby submit memorandum (Form II) along with documents to prove the solemnization of the marriage for the purpose of registration of our marriage.

Place:

Date:

Signature of Husband

Signature of Wife

Declaration to be Attested by Gazetted Officer/ Member of Parliament/ Member of Legislative Assembly/Member of Local Self Government Institutions I_______________ hereby certify that the marriage between____________ and ___________________ was solemnized on date______________ and the fact is personally known to me.

Signature with place, date and seal

Form-IV

[See rule 7]

Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Revenue Department

Certificate of Marriage

[Issued under rule 7 of the Delhi Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2018]

S.No.
Certified that a Marriage

Reg. No. & date....................

Between

Ms............................ D/o Mr........................................... & Mrs..................................

Space for Photograph of
wife

R/o..............................................................................................................................

............................................................................age.................born on....................

And

Mr............................ S/o Mr........................................... & Mrs..................................

Space for Photograph of Husband

R/o..............................................................................................................................

............................................................................age.................born on....................

Having been solemnized at Delhi on.........................according to the custom practiced by the parties duly witnessed by

(1) Mr./Ms..............................................,S/W/D/o.........................................

R/o.......................................................................................................

And

(2) Mr./Ms..............................................,S/W/D/o.........................................

R/o..................................................................................................

Has been duly registered on ..................... at the office of Marriage Officer, District.............

at......................................................New Delhi/Delhi, on the basis of the particulars furnished this office.

Signature of the applicants/Wife..........................

Signature of the applicants/Husband.....................

Issued on this.....................day of.....................................of the year..........

Under the hand & seal of the Marriage Officer (signature)......................................