IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2007 / 11TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 12678 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. P.C.SATHEESHKUMAR, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. LATE K.C.CHAKRAPANI, 124 B/VIII, DEEPAK, KILIROOR (N) P.O., KOTTAYAM-20. 2. MAYARANI SENAN, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O. P.C.SATHEESHKUMAR, 124 B/VIII, DEEPAK, KILIROOR (N) P.O., KOTTAYAM-20. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAYA SHENOY SRI.R.PRASANTH KUMAR SRI.R.SUDHIR SHENOI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE MARRIAGE OFFICER, SUB REGISTRY OFFICE, KOTTAYAM CIVIL STATION P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI BENNY GERVACIS SRI. P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST.S.G THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ ------------------- W.P.(C). 12678/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT This writ petition is preferred seeking a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to issue a Marriage Certificate on the basis of Ext.P3 application dispensing with the procedure contemplated in Section 16 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, on or before 12.4.2007. 2. Petitioners submit that they will be coming back within six months. In such circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 application within six months from today, as desired by the petitioners. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge ANTONY DOMINIC Judge mrcs