Authority To Determine Validity Of Marriage Lies Exclusively With Civil Court, Not Marriage Registrar: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that registrars of marriages are not empowered to decide on disputed questions regarding the legal validity of a marriage. The Court clarified that such issues can only be decided by a competent civil court. Background of the case The judgment came in a petition filed jointly by a Muslim man and a Hindu woman who sought cancellation of their registered marriage certificate, claiming their…