Bhumika Mohan Jaisinghani And ANR. v. Registrar Of Marriage And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 128/2019 BHUMIKA MOHAN JAISINGHANI AND ANR...... Petitioners Through Mr Jai Bansal, Advocate.

versus REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGE AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through Mr Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate for Ms Hetu Arora, Seth, Advocate ASC/GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

O R D E R

% 09.01.2019 CM APPL. 659/2019 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 128/2019 & CM APPL. 660/2019 3.

The petitioners have filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to the respondents to issue a typed certificate of marriage dated 28.12.2018.

4.

The marriage of the petitioners was solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. However, a certificate to this effect has not been issued since, the software available with the respondents for registering the marriage and issuance of certificate does not accept a marriage between two Foreign Citizens.

5.

The learned counsel appearing for the respondents states that there is no dispute that a marriage between two Foreign Citizens can be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. He states that since, the software is not accepting the data regarding the marriage of two Foreign Citizens, the matter has been escalated to higher authorities to find an appropriate solution.

6.

He requests that the present petition be deferred till Monday for him to obtain an appropriate instructions.

7.

At his request, list on 14.01.2019.

VIBHU BAKHRU, J JANUARY 09, 2019 pkv