IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR SATURDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2010 / 10TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2522 of 2010(M) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. JOHNSON.P.T,PALATTY HOUSE, THBABORE.P.O,MOOKKANNUR(VIA), ERNAKULAM(DIST)-683 577. 2. MERCY JOSEPH,THRUTHEL HOUSE, KOTTATHARA.P.O,KARAKKUNNU,WYNAD(DIST)-673 121. BY ADV. MR.M.V.ANANDAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- THE MARRIAGE REGISTRAR, KOCHIN CHRISTIAN CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT, (SUB REGISTRAR)SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE, ALUVA. *ADDL.R2 IS IMPLEADED: R2. MARRIAGE REGISTRAR (COCHIN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE ACT) SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, THRIPOONITHURA. (ADDL.R2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 30/01/2010 IN I.A.NO.1314/2010) BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.2522 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are desirous of marrying themselves. The 2nd petitioner will have to leave India in connection with her employment on 19.02.2010. The petitioners intend to register their marriage as per the provisions of the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act 1095. 2. The 1st petitioner is permanently residing at Thabore, Mookkannoor P.O. in Ernakulam District which is a part of erstwhile State of Cochin and the 2nd petitioner is a permanent resident of Karakkunnu in Wayanad District. 3. Originally, the Sub Registrar, Aluva was impleaded as the sole respondent in the writ petition. Presently, the petitioners have impleaded the additional 2nd respondent- Marriage Registrar, Sub Registrar's Office, Thripoonithura, who is the competent authority in the matter. 4. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the W.P.(C) No.2522/2010 2 respondents. It is submitted that the additional 2nd respondent is the competent authority in the matter. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the additional 2nd respondent to accept the petitioners' application and notice of intended marriage, process the same and issue Marriage Certificate to them under the provisions of the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act 1095 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one week from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp