IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16396 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 22, 2010. Jaswinder Kaur @ Salwinder Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.B.S.Sewak, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.S.Sidhu, Deputy Advocate General, 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) The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 9.10.2007 (Annexure P-4) whereby respondent No.3 has refused to register the petitioner's marriage with Makhan Singh on the plea that at the time of solemnization of their marriage on 18.5.1994, the bridegroom namely, Makhan Singh, was below 21 years' of age. It is averred that the petitioner is said to have performed an arranged marriage with Makhan Singh on 18.5.1994 with the consent of their respective parents and there was no objection from any one against that marriage. It is further averred that despite the fact that the petitioner and Makhan Singh both are/were fully eligible to perform a valid marriage, C.W.P.No .16396 of 2010 2 respondent No.3 has declined their application for registration of marriage on the ground that the bridegroom was less than the prescribed age as per the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. It is averred that no one has objected before respondent No.3 against registration of the subject marriage and as such, there was no legal embargo against registration of the petitioner's marriage with Makhan Singh. Having heard learned counsel for the parties at some length and for the reasons assigned by this Court in its judgment dated 30.4.2009 passed in C.W.P.No.6572 of 2009 (Balvir Kaur versus State of Punjab and others), I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.3 that subject to verification of the facts that may be required to verify in law, the necessary marriage certificate shall be issued to the petitioner and her husband-Makhan Singh as and when both appear before him. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 22, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE