IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17143 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. MUHAMMED ABDUL NAZAR KARUVAMPURAM, S/O. HASSAN, AGED 27 YEARS, MALIYAKKAPARAMBA HOUSE, KIZHISSERI, P.O. KUZHIMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. FAMINA CHUKKAN, W/O. MUHAMMED ABDUL NAZAR KARUVAMPURAM, AGED 23 YEARS, MALIYAKKAPARAMBA HOUSE, KIZHISSERI, P.O., KUZHIMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE SUB REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KEARALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17143 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners seek waiver of notice under the Special Marriage Act for registration of their marriage. A Division Bench of this Court in the decision of Deepak Krishna V. District Registrar [2007(3) KLT 570] has held that such statutory notice cannot be waived. Therefore, I do not find any merit in this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd