IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2010 / 14TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23195 of 2010(Y) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. TINTU P.BENNY, D/O.BENNY P.I., PULIKOTTIL HOUSE, PAZHANJI (PO), THRISSUR DIST. 2. SHEFEEK, S/O.MOSSAKUTTY, KUNNATHVALAPPIL HOUSE, KATTAKAMPAL, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DILEEP KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, COLLECTORATE, AYYANTHOLE P.O., THRISSUR DIST-3. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------- W.P.(C). No. 23195 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners submitted an application for solemnisation and registration of their marriage under the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act before the first respondent, who is presently functioning as the Marriage Officer under the Act. Petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is that the first respondent is refusing to accept the notice of marriage, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P3, without an order from the High Court. It is in the above circumstances, petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the first respondent to accept and process Ext.P3 application under the Cochin Christian Civil Marriage Act. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. 3. This court has already held that the Marriage Officer under the Cochin Civil Marriage Act cannot deny the benefit of the provisions of the act, to persons who seek to solemnise and register marriage under the Act. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to accept the original of Ext.P3 notice of marriage from the W.P.(C). No. 23195 / 2010 2 petitioners, process the same and take the same to its logical conclusion as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgement. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. ln