Name of the organisation : Registration & Stamps Department,Andhra Pradesh
Type Of Facility : Registration of Hindu Marriage
Home Page :http://registration.ap.gov.in/
Download here :Form 1 : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/723-HinduMarriageAppForm.pdf
Form 2 : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/723-HinduMarriageForms.pdf
Registration of Hindu Marriage :
Hindu Marriage Registration Requirements & Precautions
** Bride minimum age at the solemnisation of marriage – 18 years completed.
** Bridegroom minimum age at the solemnisation of marriage – 21 years completed.
Related : Registration of Special Marriage Andhra Pradesh : www.statusin.in/725.html
** Form A in duplicate along with payment of prescribed fee.
** Wedding invitation card.
** A 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 t sign in the form.
** Three witnesses t gn in the register of Registrar office.
Check thrice the details filled in the Form A. Names of the bride and groom shall
always be tallied with the names given in the passport/SSC and other certificates.
Otherwise, at the time of issuance of visa and other certificates, you may have t face
problem.
It is advisable t mention the name of the wife (bride) before and after marriage at
Sl.No. 1 of the Form A. Before marriage, the surname usually belongs t ** father’s
family. And after marriage, the surname of the husband’s family is adopted. S ** it is
advisable, t ** mention twnames as
name (before marriage), and name (after marriage).
Eg. Wife (bride) name before marriage – Akaram Kumari;
Wife (bride) name after marriage – Vennem Kumari (Vennem is the surname of
husband’s family).
The Marriage can be registered either :
** At the Sub Registrar Office where the marriage venue is situated,
** At the Sub Registrar Office in whose jurisdiction either wife or husband has
been residing for at least six months immediately preceding the date of
marriage.
** Registrar mmarriage ceremony in person and register the same if he is
requested t by submitting all the papers, prescribed fee in advance, if it (time)
is convenient t ** him.
** It is advised t ** take all the precautions and thorough check of the documents during
marriage registration itself.
Rule relating to marriage registration under Hindu Marriage Act is extracted hereunder:
An application for the registration of a Hindu Marriage, shall be in
Form ‘A’ and shall be signed by each party t ** the marriage or by the guardian
of such party and shall be presented in person before the Registrar in whose
jurisdiction the marriage is solemnized or before the Registrar in whose
jurisdiction either party t ** the marriage has been residing for at least six
months immediately preceding the date of marriage.
For better understanding of the statutory position, the relevant portion of Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955 is given below:
Section 5. Conditions for a Hindu marriage
** A marriage may be solemnised between any tw ** Hindus, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely,-
** 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
** though capable of giving a valid consent, has been suffering from mental
disorder of such a kind or t ** such an extent as t ** be unfit for marriage and the
procreation of children; or