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Marriage Registration Application

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Stamp duty
This is an administrative application, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
Registration
This application is itself how the marriage becomes an entry in the marriage register — in Punjab, the register kept under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012; in Chandigarh, the equivalent register the Chandigarh Administration maintains.
Witnesses
Two witnesses to the marriage ceremony are named on this application and commonly asked to sign it or to appear before the Registrar along with both spouses; confirm whether personal appearance of the witnesses is required at the specific office, since practice varies.

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Also called

  • Application for Registration of Marriage
  • Marriage Certificate Application
  • Local Registrar Marriage Application
  • विवाह पंजीकरण आवेदन
  • विवाह प्रमाण पत्र हेतु आवेदन
  • ਵਿਆਹ ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ
  • ਮੈਰਿਜ ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ

When you need it

The application itself — the form you file with the Registrar to have a marriage already solemnised entered on the register. The Registrar commonly asks for a sworn affidavit with it: the Marriage Affidavit in this library for the date and fact of the marriage, or the Unmarried Status Affidavit for either party's status before it.

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Your marriage has already been solemnised — by any rite, of any religion, or as a civil marriage — and you want it entered on the marriage register and a marriage certificate issued. In Punjab, every marriage must be registered under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012, whatever the religion of the parties. In Chandigarh, marriages are likewise registered before the designated Registrar, under the scheme the Chandigarh Administration administers for that purpose. This certificate is what banks, passport offices, embassies and courts actually ask for as proof of marriage — not the invitation card, the photographs or a priest's letter. Apply as soon as convenient after the marriage: a longer gap commonly means a late fee and sometimes extra supporting papers, though the marriage itself remains registrable. Not for a marriage you intend to solemnise as a civil marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 — the Marriage Officer registers that marriage as part of solemnising it, under that Act's own procedure, and a separate application of this kind is usually unnecessary. Confirm with the Marriage Officer before filing both.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

This is an administrative application, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. A processing fee fixed under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Rules, 2014 is payable in Punjab instead, with a further late fee where the application is made well after the marriage; the Chandigarh Administration charges its own equivalent fee. Confirm the current fee at the office before applying — it is fixed by rule and revised administratively rather than published as one stable table.

Registration

This application is itself how the marriage becomes an entry in the marriage register — in Punjab, the register kept under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012; in Chandigarh, the equivalent register the Chandigarh Administration maintains. The certificate the Registrar issues after verifying the application is the marriage certificate, and it is that certificate — not this application — that other authorities later ask to see.

Notarisation

The application itself is not required to be notarised, but the Registrar commonly asks for one or more supporting affidavits — of the date and fact of the marriage, or of either party's marital status before it — which do need to be sworn before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner, or affirmed before the Registrar's own office. Ask what the specific office wants before the appointment.

Witnesses

Two witnesses to the marriage ceremony are named on this application and commonly asked to sign it or to appear before the Registrar along with both spouses; confirm whether personal appearance of the witnesses is required at the specific office, since practice varies.

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APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE

To,
The Local Registrar of Marriages, Municipal Corporation, Patiala,
the State of Punjab.

Sir/Madam,

We, Arjun Malhotra and Simran Malhotra, apply for registration of our marriage and for issue of a marriage certificate, and furnish the following particulars.

PARTICULARS OF THE HUSBAND
Name: Arjun Malhotra
Father's/Mother's name: Suresh Malhotra
Date of birth: 1 April 2026
Occupation: Bank Manager
Address: House No. 812, Urban Estate Phase II, Patiala 147002
Marital status immediately before this marriage: unmarried

Nationality: X

PARTICULARS OF THE WIFE
Name: Simran Malhotra
Father's/Mother's name: Anil Kapoor
Date of birth: 2 April 2026
Occupation: Physiotherapist
Address: House No. 812, Urban Estate Phase II, Patiala 147002
Marital status immediately before this marriage: unmarried

PARTICULARS OF THE MARRIAGE
Date of marriage: 3 April 2026
Place of marriage: Shiv Mandir, Urban Estate Phase II, Patiala
The marriage was solemnised according to Hindu, Sikh, Jain or Buddhist rites

Solemnised by: Pandit Ram Lal Sharma

WITNESSES TO THE MARRIAGE
Witness 1: Rakesh Malhotra, House No. 640, Urban Estate Phase II, Patiala 147002
Witness 2: Neelam Kapoor, House No. 71, Model Town, Patiala 147001

Further witnesses: X

JURISDICTION AND TIMING

This application is made to the Local Registrar in the State of Punjab because the marriage was solemnised within the jurisdiction of this Local Registrar.

This application is made within ninety days of the date of marriage, so that this application falls within the period ordinarily prescribed for registration without a late fee

DECLARATION

We jointly declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of our knowledge and belief, that this marriage has not previously been registered, and that we seek registration of the marriage and issue of a marriage certificate accordingly.

Signature of Husband: _______________________ Date: 4 April 2026

Signature of Wife: _______________________

Witness 1 (signature): _______________________

Witness 2 (signature): _______________________

Questions about this document

Does the Marriage Registration Application need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

This is an administrative application, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Marriage Registration Application need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

This application is itself how the marriage becomes an entry in the marriage register — in Punjab, the register kept under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012; in Chandigarh, the equivalent register the Chandigarh Administration maintains.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Marriage Registration Application cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

Documents are free. Only kits are paid.

Does the Marriage Registration Application need witnesses?

Two witnesses to the marriage ceremony are named on this application and commonly asked to sign it or to appear before the Registrar along with both spouses; confirm whether personal appearance of the witnesses is required at the specific office, since practice varies.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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