la[;k 3800@7&d&2&664&55

y[ku] 15 flrEcj] 1973

vf/klwpuk;sa
fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e 1955 vf/kfu;e la[;k 25] 1955 dh /kkjk 8 }kjk iznk
'kf;ksa dk iz;ksx djds jkT;iky fuEufyf[kr fu;ekoyh cukrs gSa %&
1&1 ;g fu;ekoyh mkj izn's k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh]
laf{kIr uke]
1973 dgyk;sxhA
izlkj rFkk izkjEHk
2 bldk izlkj lEiw.kZ mkj izns'k esa gksxkA
3 ;g ,sls fnukad ls iz;q gksxh ftls jkT; ljdkj ----esa
vf/klwpuk }kjk rnFkZ fu;r djsA
2&tc rd izlax ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] bl fu;ekoyh esa&
ifjHkk"kk;sa
d ^^vf/kfu;e** dk rkRi;Z fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e] 1955
vf/kfu;e la[;k 25] 1955 ls gS]
[k ^^egkfujh{kd** dk rkRi;Z fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e] 1908
vf/kfu;e la[;k 16] 1908 dh /kkjk 3 ds v/khu fu;q
jftLVhdj.k ds egkfujh{kd ls gS]
x ^^fookg** dk rkRi;Z fdlh ,sls fgUnw fookg ls gS ftl ij ;g
vf/kfu;e ykxw gksrk gks]
?k ^^jftLVkj** dk rkRi;Z fu;e 3 ds v/khu vf/kdkfjrk;q fgUnw
fookg ds jftLVkj ls gSA
^^ftyk jftLVkj** dk rkRi;Z jftLVhdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1908
vf/kfu;e la[;k 16] 1908 dh /kkjk 6 ds v/khu fu;q ftys ds
jftLVkj ls gS vkSj blds varxZr m vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 10 vkSj
11 ds v/khu jftLVkj dk dk;Z djus okyk vf/kdkjh Hkh gS]
p ^^mi&jftLVkj** dk rkRi;Z jftLVhdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1908
vf/kfu;e la[;k 16] 1908 ds v/khu jkT; ljdkj }kjk fu;q
mi jftLVkj ls gS vkSj blds varxZr m vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 12
ds v/khu ;Fkkfu;q O;f Hkh gSA
fookg jftLVkj 3&bl fu;ekoyh ds iz;kstu ds fy,] izR;sd mi jftLVkj viuh
dh fu;qf
vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj vkSj izR;sd ftyk jftLVkj ftys ds Hkhrj fgUnw
fookg jftLVkj dh 'kf;ksa dk iz;ksx rFkk dkZO;ksa dk ikyu djsxkA

fookgksa dk
jftLVhdj.k

4&1 fdlh fookg ds i{kdkj] fu;e 10 esa fufnZ"V Qhl dk Hkqxrku

djus ij] vius fookg ds lEc) C;kSjs dks jftLVkj ds dk;kZy; esa bl
iz;kstu ds fy, j[ks x;s fgUnw fookg jftLVj esa ntZ djok ldrs gSaA
2 fookg ds jftLVhdj.k ds fy, vkosnu&i= nks izfrfyfi;ksa esa] ml
jftLVkj dks fn;k tk;sxk ftldh vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj fookg laLdkj
djk;k tk; vFkok ftldh vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj ifr LFkk;h :i ls jgrk
gks vkSj og bl fu;ekoyh ls layXu vuqlwph ds izi= ^d* esa gksxkA
izfrcU/k ;g gS fd ;fn vkosnu&i= ml jftLVkj dks fn;k tk;
ftldh izknsf'kd vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj fookg laLdkj djk;k x;k gks vkSj
ifr ,slh vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj LFkk;h :i ls u jgrk gks] rks og rhu
izfr;ksa esa fn;k tk;sxk vkSj vkosnu&i= dh rhljh izfr vkosnu&i= izkIr
djus okys jftLVkj }kjk ml jftLVkj dks ftldh vf/kdkfjrk ds Hkhrj
ifr LFkk;h :i ls jgrk gks] vxzlkfjr dh tk;sxh %
vxzrs j izfrcU/k ;g gS fd fookg ds jftLV's ku ds fy, vkosnu&i=
lkekU;r;k vf/kdkfjrk ;q mi jftLVkj dks fn;k tk;sxk] fdUrq ftyk
jftLVkj Hkh] Lofoosdkuqlkj] ,sls fdlh vkosnd&i= dks ys ldrk gSA
3 mifu;e2 esa mfYyf[kr vkosnu&i= ds lkFk fdlh jktif=r
vf/kdkjh] xkao lHkk ds iz/kku] U;k; iapk;r ds ljiap] {ks= lfefr ds
izeq[k ;k fdlh vU; LFkkuh; fudk; ds v/;{k dk vkSj ;fn fookg dk
dksbZ i{kdkj Hkkjr ds ckgj jgrk gks rks Hkkjrh; dkSaUly ;k mi&dkSUly
dk] fookg ds i{kdkjksa dh igpku rFkk vkosnu&i= esa vk;s gq;s vU;
C;ksjksa dh 'kq)rk ds lEc) essa ,d izek.k&i= gksxk vkSj mls lEc)
jftLVkj dks ;k rks Lo;a fn;k tk;sxk ;k mls jftLVMZ Mkd }kjk Hkstk
tk;sxkA
4 ;fn vkosnu&i= jftLVMZ Mkd }kjk Hkstk tk; rks Qhl izs"kd
ds O;; ij euhvkMZj }kjk Hksth tk;sxhA vkSj ftls Mkd?kj ls /ku izsf"kr
fd;k tk;] mlds }kjk izs"kd dks nh x;h jlhn vkosnu&i= ds lkFk
uRFkh dj nh tk;sxhA

fgUnw fookg dk 5&1 fgUnw fookg dk jftLVj Qkby iqfLrdk ds :i esa j[kk tk;sxk
ftlesa dzeokj la[;fdu lkns fljs oV~l gksaxsA
jftLVj
2 jftLVkj izR;sd ,sls lkns jftLVj ds tks mls tkjh fd;k x;k
gks] eq[; i`"B ij] izR;sd ,sls jftLVj esa oLrqr% vUrf;"V i`"Bksa dh la[;k
dks vius gLrk{kj ls izekf.kr djsxk vkSj ml ij jftLVj izkIr gksus dk
fnuakd Hkh fy[ksxkA
3 izR;sd dSys.Mj o"kZ dh lekfIr ij] jftLVkj ml o"kZ ds nkSjku
jftLVhd`r&vkosnu&i=ksa dh la[;k izekf.kr djsxk vkSj tc dHkh dksbZ
jftLVj Hkj tk; rks jftLVkj ml fo'ks"k jftLVj esa jftLVhd`r
vkosnu&i=ksa dh la[;k Hkh izekf.kr djsxkA
1 jftLVkj }kjk iz;q jftLVjksa ij dzeokj la[;k Mkyh tk;sxhA

6&jftLVkj fu;e&4 ds v/khu ;Fkkfof/k fn;s x;s izR;sd vkosnu&

vkosnu&i=ksa
dks uRFkh djuk i=k dks fgUnw fookg ds jftLVj esa] izFker% miyC/k lkns fljs cV ij
fpidkdj uRFkjh djsxkA
7&1 jftLVkj izR;sd vkosnu&i= vkSj mldh nwljh izfrfyfi dks
vkosnu&i=ksa
dk i`"Bkadu rFkk tgkWa dgha mldh r`rh; izfrfyfi visf{kr gks] mldh nwljh rjQ
fuEufyf[kr i`"Bkadu ds lkFk rFkk ml ij ;Fkkfof/k gLrk{kj djds
i`"Bkafdr djsxk vFkkZr %&
^^vkosnu&i= eSaus fnuakd--------------- 197---------dks izkIr fd;k] vkSj mls
mkj izns'k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh 1973 ds v/khu j[ks x;s
fgUnw fookg ds jftLVj ds [k.M-----------ds i`"B----------- ij dze la[;k----------197-----ij uRFkh fd;k x;k gSA**
fnuakd %
gLrk{kj
jftLVkj
fgUnw fookg
2 jftLVkj] vkosndksa dk ;Fkk'kh?kZ fyf[kr :i esa ;g lwfpr
djsxk fd mudk fookg ;Fkkfof/k ntZ dj fy;k x;k gSA
8&izR;sd ekg ds lkrosa fnuakd dks vFkok mlds ic mi nwljh izfrfyfi
jftLVkj fiNys ekg ds nkSjku izkIr lHkh vkosnu&i=ksa dh f}rh;
MqIyhdsV izfrfyfi;kWa] ,d mifj&i= ds lkFk ftlesa mu vkosnu&
i=ksa dh f}rh; izfrfyfi;ksa dh dze la[;k bafxr dh tk;sxh tks lkFk
Hksts x;s gks]a ftyk jftLVkj dks jftLVMZ Mkd }kjk Hkstx
s k vkSj ;fn
fiNys ekg esa dksbZ vkosnu&i= izkIr u gqvk gks] ;g bafxr djrs gq,
fd dksbZ vkosnu&i= izkIr ugha gqvk gS] ,d i= HkstsxkA
9&fu;e 8 ds v/khu Hksts x;s vkosnu&i=ksa dh f}rh; izfrfyfi;kWa ftyk jftLVkj
izkIr gksus ij ftyk jftLVkj ,slh f}rh; izfrfyfi;ksa dks jftLVkj }kjk vkosnu&i=ksa
}kjk rnFkZ j[ks x;s jftLVjksa esa fpidk dj uRFkh djsxk vFkok uRFkh dk uRFkh fd;k
djk;sxkA
tkuk
10&1 fookg ds jftLVhdj.k ds fufek vkosnu&i= xzg.k djus
ds fy, Qhl%&
A nks #i;s gksxh] ;fn fookg ds jftLVhdj.k ds fy,
vkosnu&i= fookg laLdkj gksus ds fnuakd ls nks ekg ds Hkhrj fd;k
tk;] vkSj
AA pkj #i;s gksxk] ;fn fookg ds jftLVhdj.k ds fy,
vkosnu&i= fookg laLdkj gksus ds fnuakd ls nks ekg ds i'pkr~ fn;k
tk;] vkSj og jftLVkj dks ;k rks udn nh tk;sxh vFkok euhvkMZj
}kjk Hksth tk;sxhA
2 jftLVkj ;k jftLVkj tujy dks vkosnu&i= fn;s tkus vkSj
nks #i;s dh Qhl dk Hkqxrku djus ij og fgUnw fookg ds jftLVj ls
izekf.kr m)j.k nsxkA
3 [kkst djus ds fy, Qhl&
1 ,d #i;s gksxh] ;fn izfof"V pkyw o"kZ ds lEcU/k esa gks]

Qhl

2 ,d #i;s ipkl iSls gksxh] ;fn izfof"V mlls iwoZ o"kZ ds

lEcU/k esa gks] vkSj blh izdkj] izR;sd o"kZ ds fy, ipkl iSls dh
vfrfj Qhl gksxhA
11&bl fu;ekoyh ds v/khu nh x;h Qhl dh izkfIr Lohdkj jlhn dk :i&i=
djus ds fy, jftLVs'ku eSuqvy Hkkx&2 ls ifjf'k"V 1 ds izi= la[;k
8 esa nh x;h jlhn cgh ls ,d jlhn tkjh dh tk;sxhA
12&jftLVkj vuqlp
w h ds izi=&[k ls ,d jksdM+ cgh j[ksxk
jksdM+ cgh
vFkok j[kok;sxkA fu;ekoyh ds v/khu izkIr lHkh Qhl izfrfnu jksdM+
cgh esa fy[kh tk;sxh vkSj jftLVkj fnu Hkj esa Qhl dh dqy olwyh
dh 'kq)rk dk lR;kiu djus ds izrhd Lo:i ml ij gLrk{kj djsxkA
13&1 ;fn fu;e&4 ds v/khu jftLVkj }kjk izkIr vkosnu&i=
jftLVkj dh
fdlh izdkj viw.kZ ;k =qfViw.kZ gks vFkok ;fn fgUnw fookg jftLVj ls
'kf;kWa
fdlh izekf.kr m)j.k ds fy, vkosnu&i= ds lkFk fu;e 10 esa
fufnZ"V Qhl u Hksth x;h gks rks jftLVkj fookg ds i{kdkjksa ls ,sls
le; ds Hkhrj tks mlds }kjk fufnZ"V fd;k tk;] ;FkkfLFkfr] =qfViw.kZ
dks Bhd djus ;k m Qhl dk Hkqxrku djus dh vis{kk djsxkA ,slk
u djus ij vkosnu&i= vLohdkj dj fn;k tk;sxkA
2 ;fn ,slk vkosnu&i= izkIr djus okys jftLVkj dks mls izkIr
djus dh vf/kdkfjrk u gks rks og mls vkosnd dks leqfpr izkf/kdkjksa
dks izLrqr djus ds fy, ykSVk nsxkA
3 ;fn mi jftLVkj jftLVhdj.k ds fy, fdlh vkosnu&i=
ij dksbZ vkifk izkIr djrk gS rks og mls ftyk jftLVkj dks Hkst
nsxk tks ml ij rFkk vius }kjk izkIr vkifk;ksa ij fu.kZ; nsxk rFkk
mldk fu.kZ;] tgkWa rd jftLVhdj.k ds fy, fdlh vkosnu&i= ij
dk;Zokgh djus dk iz'u gS] fdlh l{ke U;k;ky; ds fdlh fM dzh ;k
vkns'k ds v/khu jgrs gq,] vfUre gksxkA
4 ,sls leLr vkosnu&i=ksa ds] tks okil dj fn;s tk;sa ;k
ftldk jftLVhdj.k iwoksZkuqlkj vLohdkj dj fn;k tk;] C;kSjs bu
fu;eksa ls layXu vuqlwph ds izi= ^x* ds jftLVj esa ntZ fd;s tk;ssaxsA
14&jftLVkj vius dkZO;ksa dk ikyu rFkk 'kf;ksa dk iz;ksx
egkfujh{kd jftLVhdj.k tks insu] jkT; Hkj ds fy, fgUnw fookgksa ds
egk&jftLVkj gksaxs] ds lkekU; v/kh{k.k ds v/khu djsxkA
15&jftLVkj }kjk jftLVhdj.k ds fy, vkosnu&i= ds lkns
izi= fookg ds i{kdkjksa dks fu%'kqYd fn;s tk;saxsA i{kdkj vius fodYi
ij lk{; Vafdr izi=ksa dk iz;ksx dj ldrs gSaA
jftLVjksa rFkk
vfHkys[kksa dk
j[kk tkuk

v/kh{k.k
izi=

16&1 fgUnw fookg jftLVj rFkk fu;e 17 esa fufnZ"V vuqdzef.kdk;sa

Hkj tkus ds N% o"kZ ds i'pkr~ jftLVhdj.k ftys ds eq[;ky; ij dsUnzh;
vfHkys[k d{k dks Hkst fn;s tk;saxs vkSj ogkWa ij LFkk;h :i ls j[ks tk;saxsA
2 lHkh vU; vfHkys[k rFkk i=kfn tSls fd jlhn] cgh] jksdM+ cgh]
jftLVkj ls m)j.k ds fy, vkosnu&i= vkfn N% o"kZ dh lekfIr ds
i'pkr~ jftLVkj }kjk u"V dj fn;s tk;saxsA

17&fgUnw fookg jftLVj esa lHkh izfof"V;ksa dh vuqdze.kh cuk;h

fookg&jftLVj
a h] vFkkZr~ ,d oj ds uke ls vkSj
esa izfof"V;ksa tk;sxh vkSj vuqdzef.kdk;sa nks :i esa gksx
dh vuqdze.kh nwljh o/kw ds uke ls] vkSj ,slh vuqdzef.kdk izfro"kZ ds vfHkys[k ds fy,
ipkl iSls fujh{k.k Qhl nsus ij fdlh O;f }kjk fujh{k.k ds fy,
cukuk
miyC/k jgsxhA
vuqlwph
izi= ^d*
mkj izns'k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh] 1973 dk fu;e 42 nsf[k;sA
fgUnw fookg ds jftLVhdj.k ds fy, vkosnu&i=
lsok es]a
jftLVkj fgUnw fookg
-----------------------------------------------------------------ftyk
mkj izn's kA
egksn;]
fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e] 1955 ds mica/kksa ds vuqlkj gekjk] v/kksgLrk{kjh i{kdkjksa dk]
fgUnw fookg laLdkj fnuakd---------------dks djk;k x;k gS vkSj ge vuqjks/k djrs gSa fd gekjs
fookg ds fuEufyf[kr C;kSjs fgUnw fookg jftLVj esa ntZ dj fy;s tk;sa %&
123-

fookg dk C;kSjk
fookg dk fnuakd--------------------------------------------------------------------------fookg dk LFkku i;kZIr C;kSjs lfgr ftlls fd LFkku dk irk py lds----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------oj dk C;kSjk&
d iwjk uke rFkk O;olk; ------------------------------------------------------------------[k vf/kokl Mksehlkby----------------------------------------------------------------------x vk;q tks 18 o"kZ ls de u gksxh % nsf[k;s /kkjk&5 ------------------------------?k lkekU; fuokl LFkku ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LFkk;h irk------------------------------------------------------------------------------------p vkosnu&i= nsus ds le; irk------------------------------------------------------------N fookg ds le; izkfLFkfr] D;k&
vfookfgr@fo/kqj@fookg&fofN gSa
fnuakd %

4-

oj ds gLrk{kj

o/kw dk C;kSjk&
d iwjk uke-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[k vf/kokl-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x vk;q tks 15 o"kZ ls de u gksxh % nsf[k;s /kkjk&5 ------------------------------?k lkekU; fuokl LFkku ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LFkk;h irk------------------------------------------------------------------------------------p vkosnu&i= nsus ds le; irk------------------------------------------------------------N fookg ds le; izkfLFkfr] D;k&

vfookfgr@fo/kqj@fookg&fofN gSa
fnuakd %
5-

oj ds firk dk iwjk C;kSjk&

d iwjk uke-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------[k vk;q-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x O;olk; ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------?k lkekU; fuokl LFkku ---------------------------------------------------------------------- vkosnu&i= nsus ds le; irk------------------------------------------------------------p thfor gSa vFkok e`r -----------------------------------------------------------------------fnuakd %
uksV %& oj ds firk ds gLrk{kj vfuok;Z ugha gSaA

6-

o/kw ds gLrk{kj

oj ds firk ds gLrk{kj

o/kw ds firk ;k vU; laj{kd dk iwjk C;kSjk&

d iwjk uke-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[k vk;q-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x O;olk; ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------?k lkekU; fuokl LFkku ---------------------------------------------------------------------- vkosnu&i= nsus ds le; irk------------------------------------------------------------p o/kw ds laj{kd dk lEcU/k nsf[k;s /kkjk 6 -----------------------------------------fnuakd %
o/kw ds firk@laj{kd ds gLrk{kj
uksV%& o/kw ds firk ds gLrk{kj vfuok;Z ugha gS ;fn o/kw dh vk;q 18 o"kZ ls de u
gks] ijUrq mlds firk vFkok vU; laj{kd ds gLrk{kj vU; n'kkvksa esa vfuok;Z gks

7-

dk;Zokgd iqjksfgr dk C;kSjk

d iwjk uke----------------------------------------------------------------------------------[k vk;q----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x lkekU; fuokl LFkku---------------------------------------------------------------------?k irk------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------vo/ks;& ;fn fookg vkonsu&i= nsus ds fnuakd ls ,d o"kZ ds iwoZ gqvk gks rks
dk;Zokgd iqjksfgr ds C;kSjs ntZ djuk vfuok;Z ugha gSA iqjksfgr ds gLrk{kj gksuk
vfuok;Z ugha gSA
fnuakd &
dk;Zokgd iqjksfgr ds gLrk{kj
?kks"k.kk&eSa] lR;fu"BkiwoZd ?kksf"kr djrk@djrh gwWa fd bl vkosnu&i= esa fn;s x;s
fooj.k tgkWa rd mudk lEcU/k eq>ls vkSj fookg lEiknu ls gS] esjh iw.kZ tkudkjh esa
lR; gS vkSj 'ks"k izkIr lwpuk ij vk/kkfjr gS ftls eSa lR; le>rk@ l e>rh gwWaA

8-

oj ds gLrk{kj
fnuakd

9-

&1&lk{kh %

o/kw ds gLrk{kj
fnuakd
2&lk{kh

d iwjk uke
[k irk
gLrk{kj
fnuakd

d iwjk uke
[k irk
gLrk{kj
fnuakd

oj rFkk o/kw dh ifgpku vkSj bl vkosnu&i= ds vU; C;kSjs ds fy, Jh--------------------------------------inuke---------------------------------- tks jktif=r vf/kdkjh@iz/kku@ ljiap@izeq[k@LFkkuh;
fudk; dk v/;{k@dkmalsy@mi dkmalsy gks }kjk izek.k&i= blds lkFk layXu gSA
fVIi.kh&;fn ,d vf/kdkjh nksuksa i{kdkjksa dh ifgpku ;k leLr vU; C;kSjs dks izekf.kr ugha
dj ldrk gS rks ,d ls vf/kd ,sls vf/kdkjh dk izek.k&i= fn;k tk ldrk gSA
izi=&[k
mkj izns'k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh] 1973 dk fu;e&12 nsf[k;s
jksdM+ cgh
jlhn
la[;k vkSj
olwyh dk
fnuakd

olwy dh
x;h
/kujkf'k dk
C;kSjk

/kujkf'k
#0 iS0

fookg
dks"kkxkj esa
jftLVkj
tek dh
ds gLrk{kj
x;h
vkSj fnuakd
/kujkf'k
#0 iS0

pkyku
la[;k vkSj
fnuakd

fookg
jftLVkj
ds gLrk{kj
vkSj fnuakd

vH;qf

izi=&x
mkj izns'k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh] 1973 dk fu;e&13 nsf[k;s
okil ;k vLohdkj fd;s x;s vkosnu&i=ksa dk jftLVj
dze vkosnu&i= nsus dk
la[;k fnuakd rFkk mls
nsus okys O;f dk
uke
1
2

fookg ds i{kdkj
rFkk fookg dk
fnuakd

vLohd`r ;k okil
dh x;h

vLohd`fr ;k okilh
ds dkj.k

la0 3804@lfr&v0u0&654&55
y[ku] 15 flrEcj] 1973
mkj izns'k fgUnw fookg jftLVhdj.k fu;ekoyh] 1973 dk fu;e&1 ds mi fu;e3
ds v/khu vf/kdkjksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, mkj izns'k ds jkT;iky egksn; 2 vDVwcj 1973 dks
,slk fnuakd fuf'pr djrs gSa tc ls mijks fu;ekoyh izo`k gksxhA

In pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, the
Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English transaction of
notification No. 3806/7-K-2664-55, dated September 15, 1973.
No. 3806 7-K-2 564-55
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
(Act No. 25 of 1955) the Governor is pleased to make the following rules :
1.

(1) These rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Hindu Marriage Short title extent
Registration Rules, 1973.
and
(2) They shall extend to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
commencement
(3) They shall come into force at due date as the State Government
may be notification in the Gazette appoint in this behalf.

2.

In these rules unless the context otherwise requires

(a) "the Act" means the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act No. 25
of 1955),
(b) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of
Registration appointed under Section 3 of the Registration
Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908);
(c) "marriage" means a Hindu marriage to which the Act
applies;
(d) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Hindu marriage having
jurisdiction under Rule 3;
(e) "Registrar of the District" means the Registrar of the District
appointed under Section 6 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act
No. 16 of 1908) and includes a person so appointed under
Section 12 of that Act;
For the purpose of these rules, every sub Registrar within the limits
of his jurisdiction and every Registrar of the District within the
district shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of Registrar
of Hindu marriage.

3.

4.

(1) The parties to any marriage may on payment of the fee specified
in rule 10, have the particulars relating to marriage entered in the
Hindu Marriage Registrar kept for the purpose in the office of the
Registrar.
(2) An application for registration of a marriage shall be made in
duplicate to the Registrar within whose jurisdiction the marriage is
solmnised or within whose jurisdiction the husband permanently
resides and shall be in Form 'A' of the schedule appended to these
rules :
Provided that, if the application is mad to the Registrar within
whose territorial jurisdiction the marriage is solemnized and the
husband does not permanently reside within such jurisdiction, it
shall be made in triplicate and the third copy of the applicant on
shall be forwarded by the Registrar receiving the application to the
Registrar within whose jurisdiction the husband permanently
resides.

Definitions

Jurisdiction of
Registrar and
Sub-Registrar

Registration of
Marriages

Provided further that an applicant for Registration of marriage shall

ordinarily be presented to a sub-Registrar having jurisdiction, but the
Registrar of the District may in his discretion also entertain any such
application.
(3) The applicant mentioned in sub-rule (2) shall be accompanied
by a certificate by a Gazetted Officer, Pradhan of a Gaon Sabha,
Sarpanch of a Nyaya Panchayat or Pramukh of a Kshetra Samiti or the
President of India by the Indian Consul or Vic e-Counsul, as to the
identify of the parties to the marriage and the correctness of other
particulars appearing in the application and may either be delivered
personally to the Registrar concerned or sent to him by registered pots.
(4) Where the application is sent by registered post the fee shall be
remitted by money order at the remitter's expenses and the receipt issued
to the remitter by the post office through which the remittance is made
shall be attached to the application.
Hindu Marriage 5.
Regis trar

(1) A Hindu Marriage Registrar shall be kept in the form of a file

book consisting of serially numbered butts.
(2) The Registrar shall certify under his signature, on the title page
of every blank register issued to him, the number of pages actually
contained in such register and shall also note the date on which the
register was received by him.
(3) At the close of every calendar year, the Registrar shall certify the
number of applications registered during the year and wherever a
register is completed the Registrar shall also certify the number of
applications registered in that particular register.
(4) The Registers used by the Registrar shall be serially numbered.

6.

Each application duly made to the Registrar under Rule 4 shall be

filed by him in the Hindu Marriage Register by pasting it on the first
blank butt available in the register.

Endorsement on 7.
application

(1) Each application and its duplicate and also its triplicate wherever
required shall be endorsed by the Registrar with the following
endorsement duly signed by him, on the reserve thereof, namely :
"The application was received by me on ..
197and it is filed at serial No.. of
197.on page..of volume. of the Hindu
Marriage Register maintained under the Hindu Marriage
Registration (Uttar Pradesh) Rules, 1973.
Dated .
(Signature)
Registrar of Hindu Marriage

Filing of
application

(2) The Registrar shall as soon as may be inform the applicants in

writing that their marriage has been duly registered.

Filing of the
applications by
Registrar

8.

"On month day of each month the sub-registrar shall

send by registered post to the Registrar of the District all duplicate
copies of the applications received by him during the preceding
month along with a covering letter in dicating therein the serial
number of the duplicate copies of the application sent therewith and
if no application was received in the previous month then a letter
indicating that no application was received.

9.

On receipt of the duplicate copies of application sent under Rule 8,

the Registrar of the district, shall file or cause to be filed such
duplicate copies by pasting them in registers maintained for that
purpose by the Registrar.

Fees

10. (1) The fee for enterta ining an application for registration of a
marriage shall be :
(i) Rs. 2.00, if the application for registration of a marriage is made
within two months of the date of its solemnization.
(ii) Rs. 4.00 if the application for registration of a marriage is made
after two months of the date of its solemnization and shall be
paid to the Registrar either in cash or by money order, and
(iii).from the Hindu Marriage Register shall, on in
application to the Registrar, or Registrar General be given by
him on payment of Rs. 2.00.
(2) for making a search, the fee shall be :
(i)
if the entry relates to the current year Rs. 1;
(ii)
if the entry related to the immediately previous year Rs.
1.50 p.
(iii)
if the entry relates to the year before that, Rs. 2, and so,
with an addition of 50 p. for each year.

Form for event

11. A receipt from the receipt book in Form No. 8 of Appendix I of the
Registration Manual Part II shall be issued for acknowledging
receipt of the fees paid under these rules.

Cash Book

12. The Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained a cash-book

in Form 'B' of the schedule. All fees received under the Rules shall
be brought to account in the cash book every day and the Registrar
shall sign the same in token of his verifying the correctness of the
day's total collectio n of fees.

13. (1) If an application received by the Registrar under Rule 4 is

incomplete or defective in any respect, or if an application for a
certified extract from the Marriage Register is not accompanied by
the fee specified in rule 10, the Registrar shall require the parties to
the remove the defect or pay the said fee, as the case may be, within
such time as may be specified by him failing which the application
shall be rejected.
(2) If the Registrar receiving such application has no jurisdiction to
receive the same, he shall return it to the applicant for being
presented to the proper authority.

Power of
Registrars

(3) Where an objection to any application for registration is

received by a sub-Registrar, he shall refer the same to the
Registrar, of the district, who shall decide the same as also
objections received by him and his decision subject to any degree
or order of a competent court be final in so far as the question of
action on the application for registration is concerned.
(4) The particulars of all applications which are returned or of
which registration is refused as aforesaid shall be noted in a
register in Form 'C' of the schedule appended to these rules.
14. The Registrar shall perform his duties and exercise his powers under Superintendence
the general superintendence of the Inspector -General of Registration
who shall be ex-offitio Registrar General of Hindu Marriage for the
State.
15. Blank forms of application for registration shall be supplied by the
Registrar free of charge to the parties to a marriage. The parties may,
however, at their option use legibly typed forms.

Forms

16. (1) The Hindu Marriage Registers and the indices referred to in rule
17 shall, after six years of their completion, be consigned to, and
preserved permanently in the Central Record Room at the
headquarters of the registration district.

Preservation of
Registers and
Records

17. All the entries in the Hindu Marriage Register shall be indexed and
the indices shall be in two forms namely one in the name of the
bridegroom and the other in the name of the bridge, and such indices
shall be available for inspection to any person on payment of
inspection fee of fifty paise per year of record.

Indexing of
entries in the
register of
marriage.

SCHEDULE
FORM A
[See Rule 4(2) ON THE UTTAR PRADESH HINDU MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
RULES, 1973]
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF HINDU MARRIAGE
To,
The Registrar of Hindu Marriages
District
Uttar Pradesh
Sir,
A Hindu Marriage in accordance with the provisions of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,
has been solemnized between us, the undersigned parties, on.and we request that
the following particulars of our marriage be registered in the Hindu Marriage Register :
PARTICULARS OF MARRIAGE
1.

Date of Marriage ..

2.

Place of marriage (with sufficient particulars to locate the place)

3.

Particulars of the bridegroom :

(a) Full name and occupation
(b) Domicile
(c) Age (which shall not be less than 18 : see Section 5)
(d) Usual place of residence
(e) Permanent Address
(f) Address at the time of application
(g) Status at the time of marriage, whether
Unmarried
Widower
Divorced
Dated

4.

Signature of the Bridegroom

Particulars of the bride :

(a) Full name
(b) Domicile
(c) Age (which shall not be less than 15, see Section 5)
(d) Usual place of residence
(e) Permanent Address
(f) Address at the time of application
(g) Status at the time of marriage, whether
Unmarried
Widower
Divorced
Dated

5.

Signature of the Bride

Particulars of the bridegroom's father :

(a) Full name
(b) Age
(c) Occupation
(d) Usual place of residence
(e) Address at the time of application
(f) Whether alive or dead

Dated
Signature of the father of the bridegroom
(N.B. Signature of bridegroom's father is not obligatory)

6.

Particulars of the bride's father or other guardian

(a) Full name
(b) Age
(c) Occupation
(d) Usual place of residence
(e) Address at the time of application
(f) Relationship of guardian with bridge (see section 6)
Dated

Signature of the father or guardian of the bride

(N.B. Signature of bride's father is not obligatory where the bride's age is not less than 18, but
..)
7.

Particulars of the officiating priest

(a) Full name
(b) Age
(c) Usual place of residence
(d) Usual place of residence
(e) Address
Dated

Signature of the father of the bridegroom

(N.B. It shall not be obligatory to enter particulars of the officiating priest, if the marriage
took place more than a year before the date of the application. His signature is not obligatory)
Dated

Signature of the Officiating Priest

Declaration : I solemny declare that the particulars given in this application, is so far as they
relate to myself and to the solemnization of marriage are true to the best of my knowledge
and the rest are based on information received and believed to be true.
8.

Signature of the Bridegroom

Dated

Signature of Bride
Dated.

9.

Witness

Witness

(a)

Full Name

Full Name

(b) Address

Address

Signature

Signature

Dated

Dated

Certificate by..(designation) (a gazetted officer/Pradhan/

Sarpanch Pramukh President of a local body Consul Vice-Consul), as to the identity of the
bride-groom and the bride and other particulars of the application is appended herewith.
Note : Certificate may be by more than one such officer where one cannot certify to th e
identify of both the parties or all other particulars.
FORM B
[See Rule 12 OF THE UTTAR PRADESH HINDU MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
RULES, 1973]
CASH BOOK
Receipt
no. and
date of
realization

Detail of
amount
released

Amount

Rs.

P.

Signature
of
Registrar
of
Marriage
.
4

Amount
credited
into
Treasury

Chalan
No. and
Date

Signature
of
Registrar
Marriage
and date

Remarks

FORM C
.
Serial
No.
1

Date of presentation and

the name ofhte person
presenting the application
2

Whether refused
or returnd

Reasons for
refusal or return

In pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article 648 of the Constitution, the
Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English transaction of
notification No. 3804/VII-AN-664-55, dated September 15, 1973
No. 3804/VII-AN-664-55

In exercise of the powers under sub-rule(3) of Rule of the U.P. Hindu Marriage Rules,
1973, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh is pleased to appoint October 2, 1973 as the date on
which the said Rules shall come into force.

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