IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH APRIL 2010 / 30TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 13336 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.S.XAVIER,S/O.LATE SHOURIAR,AGED 57, MANADANATH HOUSE,KANNANKULANGARA WEST, THRIPUNITHURA.P.O,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. MAYMOL.K.A,D/O.ANTONY JOSEPH AND W/O LATE SANTHOSH KUMAR,AGED 38,KURISINKAL HOUSE, KORAMPADAM,KOTHAD.P.O. 682 027,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.KRISHNAKUMAR SRI.SUNNY P MARKOSE SRI.P.H.SHAJI (THRIKKAKARA) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MARRIAGE OFFICER (SUB REGISTRAR), OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR,THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. MS. M.R. SREELATHA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ........................................... W.P.(C)NO.13336 OF 2010 ............................................. Dated this the 20th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the Marriage Officer to accept notice of marriage submitted by them under the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act. 2. Learned Government Pleader points out that presently in the absence of a nominated marriage officer, the R.D.O, Fort Kochi is exercising the function of the Marriage Officer and therefore, the petitioners have to submit the application before the R.D.O, Fort Kochi. 3. In the above circumstances, I suo motu implead the R.D.O, Fort Kochi as the additional respondent in the writ petition. The Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the R.D.O, Fort Kochi to accept the original of Ext.P1 and to process the same in accordance with Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within five days from the date of receipt of the original of Ext.P1. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. cl : 2 : : 3 :