The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

A couple from Bandra plans a church wedding in December. Their priest asks for a notice, two witnesses and a wedding before seven in the evening. Their friends, who want a simple registry ceremony, are told to go to a Marriage Registrar. Both routes belong to one old statute. What must be done for a Christian marriage to be valid, who is allowed to conduct it, and what happens to the person who conducts one without permission?

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The Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872 lays down who may solemnise a marriage in which at least one party is Christian, when and where, after what notice, and how it must be registered, and it makes a marriage solemnised otherwise than by an authorised person void.

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