IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2011 / 7TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 21554 of 2011(T) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. SUNEESH P.U, AGED 25, S/O. P.I. UNNI, PANNABBILLY HOUSE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, MELOOR GRAMAPANCHAYAT, MELOOR DESOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. MELOOR P.O, PIN- 680 311. 2. RAMYA JOSEPH, AGED 20, D/O. JOSEPH JOSEPH, VETUKATTIL HOUSE, ADIMALI, PANNIYAR KUTTY, RAJAKKADU PANCHAYATH, PONMUDY P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN-685 564. BY ADV. SRI.M.N.MANOJ, SRI.PRASANTH K.DIVAKARAN. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE AND REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, AYYENTHOLE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, VADAKKUMKARA SUB REGISTRY OFFICE, WHO WAS APPOINTED AS THE MARRIAGE REGISTRAR UNDER THE COCHIN CHRISTIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT FOR THRISSUR DISTRICT, VELLANKALLOOR P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.GEORGE VADAKKEL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 21554 of 2011(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE ADMISSION REGISTER ISSUED BY ST.JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL, MELOOR, ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER, AND DATED 20/07/2004. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER WITH REGISTER NUMBER 252968 BEARING THE DATE AS MARCH 2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE COMPUTER TYPED (RE-TYPED) COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WP(C) NO. 23195/2010(Y) DATED 05/08/2010. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE COCHIN CHRISTIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS JOINTLY BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 29/07/2011. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 23/05/2006 IN WP(C) NO. 13227/2006 ON THE FILES OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21554 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of August , 2011 J U D G M E N T The prayer sought for in this writ petition is to direct the 2nd respondent to receive Ext.P4 notice of intended solemnization and registration of marriage of the petitioners and solemnize it in accordance with the provisions of the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act and to register the same. In view of the provisions of S.5 of the Act referred to above, the 2nd respondent cannot decline to accept Ext.P4 notice and register the marriage. 2. Therefore I direct the 2nd respondent to accept Ext.P4 notice from the petitioners, process the same and take appropriate action for registration, on the production of a copy of this judgment. 3. This shall be done at any rate within 7 days of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the 2nd respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge