The Chhattisgarh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006

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    "title": "The Chhattisgarh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006",
    "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 13401/21-Vetting/C",
    "act_year": 2006,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
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    "description": "The Chhattisgarh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Chief Registrar\" means the Chief Registrar appointed under Rule 3;\n(b) \"Collector\" means the Collector of the District;\n(c) \"Government\" means State Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(d) \"Local area\" means the area comprising of Gram Panchayat or Municipality or Municipal Corporation as the case may be;\n(e) \"Local Authority\" means Gram Panchayat or Municipality or a Municipal Corporation as the case may be;\n(f) \"Marriage\" means and includes all marriages solemnized, performed or contracted between a male and a female, irrespective of the religion or caste of either party to the marriage, and also includes marriages performed as per law, custom practice or any tradition of either party to the marriage and includes a re-marriage;\n(g) \"Memorandum\" means a memorandum of marriage referred to in Rule 4;\n(h) \"Priest\" means any person who solemnizes marriage;\n(i) \"Register\" means the Register of marriages maintained under the rules;\n(j) \"Registrar\" means Registrar under the provision of sub-rule (2) of Rule 3 of the Rules.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Appointment of Chief Registrar and Registrar.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Registration of Marriage.",
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            "content": "(b) The parties to a marriage shall submit a memorandum in the Form specified in Schedule \"A\" and shall deliver or send by registered post in duplicate to the Registrar of the area where marriage is solemnized or performed within a period of thirty days from the date of marriage.\n(c) The Registrar of Marriage may accept memorandum of the marriage beyond the limitation prescribed, if party to the marriage establishes that he was prevented by any cause beyond his control.\n(d) After examining the memorandum submitted by the parties Registrar shall enter the entries of the memorandum in the register specified in Schedule \"C\".\n(e) Each memorandum filled in the Register shall be treated as a separate entry and each entry shall be numbered in a consecuting series which will commence and terminate with each calendar year, a fresh series being commenced with the beginning of each year.\n(f) The Registrar shall send the records of all marriages in form specified in Schedule \"B\" to the Chief Registrar.\n(a) the marriage between the parties is not performed in accordance with any law for the time being in force; or\n(b) the marriage between the parties is not performed in accordance with the personal law of the parties; or\n(c) the identity of the parties or the witnesses or the persons testifying the identity of the parties and the solemnization of the marriage is not established beyond reasonable doubt; or\n(d) the documents tendered before him do not prove the marital status of the parties, he may, alter hearing the parties and recording the reasons in writing, refuse to register the marriage and may-\n(i) call upon the parties to produce such further information or documents as deemed necessary, for establishing the identity of the parties and the witnesses or correctness of the information or documents presented to him, or\n(ii) if deemed necessary, also refer the papers to the local police station within whose jurisdiction the parties reside, for verification.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Appeal against the order of Registrar.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeal to District Judge.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Register of Marriages.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Register to be open for public inspection.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Non-Registration of marriages.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Procedure to be followed by the Registrar upon receipt of memorandum of marriage.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Responsibilities of employer etc. verification of marriage registration certificate.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Penalty for failing to submit memorandum.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Penalty for destroying or altering register.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Registrar to be public servant.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Indemnity to persons acting under these Rules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Provision of these Rules to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power of State Government to give direction.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "content": "Schedule - \"A\"\nProforma of Memorandum\nProforma of Memorandum\n[ See Rule 4(b)]\n(B) Date of Birth..................................................\n(C) Name of Father.................................................\n(D) Age at the time of marriage....................................\n(E) Whether marriage has been registered under any Rules, Act or Priest, Kaaji or Church, Arya Samaj or any other Institution, if yes the registration No./date and other details thereof......................................\n(F) Residential address...........................................\nVillage/Mohalla.............................................\nPost Office.................................................\nPolice Station..............................................\nDistrict....................................................\n(G) Status: Unmarried/Widower/Divorcee.............................\n(B) Date of Birth..................................................\n(C) Name of Father.................................................\n(D) Age at the time of marriage....................................\n(E) Whether marriage has been registered under any Rules, Act or Priest, Kaaji or Church, Arya Samaj or any other Institution, if yes the registration No./date and other details thereof.........\n(F) Residential address............................................\nVillage/Mohalla....................................................\nPost office........................................................\nPolice Station District........ (G) Status : Unmarried/Widower/Divorcee......................... 3. (A) Date of marriage............................................\nStation District........\n(G) Status : Unmarried/Widower/Divorcee.........................\n(B) Place of marriage...........................................\n(C) Village/Mohalla.............................................\nPost Office.....................................................\nPolice Station..................................................\nDistrict........................................................\n(      )\nSignature of Male/Bridegroom\n(      )\nSignature of Female/Bride.\nSchedule-\"B\"\n[ See Rule 4 (f)]\n(1) Name of the parties..................................................\n(2) Date of filing of application........................................\n(3) Registration No......................................................\n(4) If not registered the reasons thereon................................\n(5) Remarks..............................................................\nRegistrar Marriage\nSchedule - \"C\"\n[ See Rule 7(1)]\nProforma of the Marriage Register\nProforma of the Marriage Register\nS.No.\nDate of receipt of application\nName & Address of Bridegroom\nDate of birth\nAge on the date of marriage\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\nStatus of the party on the date of marriage\n unmarried/widower/ divorcee\nName & Address of Bride\nDate of Birth\nAge on the date of marriage\nStatus of the party on the date of marriage\n unmarried/widower/ divorcee\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\n(9)\n(10)\nDate of Marriage\nPlace of Marriage\nMohalla/Police Station, Tehsil, District\nResult/Order of the Registering Authority\nOrder of Appellate Authority\n(11)\n(12)\n(13)\n(14)\n(15)\nSchedule - \"D\"\n[ See Rule 7 (2)]\nMarriage Registration Certificate\nMarriage Registration Certificate\nRegistration No.....................\nMarriage Registering Authority (Seal)",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "cg073",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 13401/21-Vetting/C.G./2006, C.G. Rajpatra (Asadharan), dated 20-11-2006 at pp. 584 (8)-(16)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2006",
        "Short Title": "The Chhattisgarh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}