IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2007 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5726 of 2007(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SHIJU T.V., S/O. T.V.VAKKACHAN, THETTAYIL HOUSE, NEDUNGAPRA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SOLY SEBASTIAN, W/O.SHIJU T.V., THETTAYIL HOUSE, NEDUNGAPRA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.JAICE JACOB SRI.G.G.MANOJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MARRIAGE OFFICER & SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, KURUPPAMPADY. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.5726 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. 2. Petitioners are employed abroad and the nature of their avocation shows that they have to promptly reach their place of work. The first petitioner is a Restaurant Manager working in KSA and the second petitioner is a nurse employed in a Naval Base hospital in KSA. 3. In the aforesaid circumstances, following the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in John Lukose v. District Registrar {2007 (1) KLT 247} and the judgment in W.P(C). 3419/07, it is directed that the marriage of the petitioners will be registered in terms of Section 15 and 16 of Special Marriage Act, 1954, on their application, without awaiting for any noticed period. However, the second respondent shall put notice of such WPC.5726/07 Page numbers registration of marriage citing this judgment and if any valid objections are received from any quarter within 30 days, petitioners would be put to notice of such objections in their respective address shown in this writ petition and the second respondent shall decide on such objections in accordance with law. If the objections are valid, the aforesaid registration of the marriage will be withdrawn. Let the registration be done within a period of three days of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.