IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4015 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 07, 2011. Gurpreet Singh and another .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Mandeep Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners seek a mandamus to direct respondent No.2 consider their application dated 28.2.2011 (Annexure P-3) for registration of their marriage and issue them the necessary Marriage Certificate. The petitioners aver that they being major have performed marriage against the wishes of their parents on 8.2.2011 according to Sikh C.W.P.No .4015 of 2011 2 rites and ceremonies. After performing the marriage, they moved an application dated 28.2.2011 (Annexure P-3) alongwith requisite documents before respondent No.2 for registration of their marriage and issuance of a marriage certificate in accordance with law but respondent No.2 is sitting tight over the matter and is not issuing the said certificate on one pretext or the other, especially due to non-appearance of parents of petitioner No.2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I am of the considered view that respondent No.2 cannot decline the marriage certificate to the petitioners on the ground of non-appearance of their parents before him. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Registrar of Marriage, Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur, that as and when the petitioners appear before him alongwith the requisite documents and, subject to verification of valid solemnization of their marriage, let their marriage be registered and the requisite certificate be issued to them within a period of two weeks of such presentation. Dasti. March 07, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE