Special Marriage: Notice Registration Citizen’s Portal User Manual
The Special Marriage: Notice Registration Citizen’s Portal User Manual is official guidance issued by the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, with copyright stated as 2019. It explains how citizens create a notice of intended marriage through the portal, including eligibility conditions, residence requirements, party details, supporting proof, witnesses and online payment.
What the manual covers
The Special Marriage: Notice Registration Citizen’s Portal User Manual guides citizens through creating a special marriage notice online. After logging in with a username and password, the user must select Registration, Marriage registration, and then Create Notice under Special Marriage.
The manual’s contents also cover bride and bridegroom details, witness details, other information, non-resident Indian details, proof documents, online payment, editing a notice, acknowledgement and the notice of intended marriage.
Who must follow the guidance
The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps guidance applies to couples using the citizen portal for special marriage notice creation. It states the following conditions:
- Neither the bride nor the bridegroom may have a living spouse at the time of marriage.
- The parties must not be in a prohibited relationship.
- At marriage, the bridegroom must be at least 21 years old and the bride at least 18 years old.
- At notice creation, the bridegroom must be at least 20 years and 9 months old, and the bride at least 17 years and 9 months old.
- Both parties must provide proof of residence and age.
Residence and registering office requirements
The Special Marriage: Notice Registration Citizen’s Portal User Manual requires either the bride’s residence or the bridegroom’s residence to fall within the jurisdiction of the registering office. That person must have lived at the stated address for at least 30 days before giving the notice of intended marriage.
The portal asks for address information including country, state, district, taluk, village, street, door number and pincode. It also asks for the date from which the person has lived at that address and automatically calculates the period of residence.
Notice timing and solemnization
The Special Marriage: Notice Registration Citizen’s Portal User Manual says the selected marriage date must be after 30 days from notice creation and within 90 days after notice creation. If no objection is received within 30 days, the marriage can be registered within three months from issuance of the notice.
Solemnization takes place in the presence of the marriage officer and three witnesses. Both parties must give valid consent to accept the other as their lawfully wedded spouse.
Relevance to property readers
The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps guidance concerns special marriage notice registration. The supplied text does not contain provisions about land ownership, property title, land registration or stamp duty rates.
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Common questions
How do I start creating a special marriage notice online?
Log in to the citizen portal with your username and password. Select Registration, then Marriage registration, and then Create Notice under Special Marriage.
Must the bride or bridegroom live within the registering office’s jurisdiction?
Yes. Either the bride or bridegroom must have lived at an address within that registering office’s jurisdiction for at least 30 days before giving the notice.
When can the marriage take place after creating the notice?
The portal allows a marriage date after 30 days and within 90 days from notice creation. If no objection is received within 30 days, the manual says the marriage can be registered within three months from issuance of the notice.
Does this manual change my land or property rights?
The supplied manual only explains special marriage notice registration. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, property title or land registration.
