Additional Entry of Changed Name in Marriage Register Allowed After Wife’s Religious Conversion: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying the rights of spouses married under the Special Marriage Act 1954 when one of them changes religion after marriage. The Court held that even though major corrections are not permitted in marriage registers under the Kerala Registration Rules, authorities can be directed to make an additional entry to record a spouse’s new name after religious conversion. The judgment was delivered…