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Whether there is impediment for an indian citizen to marry a

Whether there is impediment for an Indian citizen to marry a foreign national?

Identical cases have come up before this Court

earlier, wherein, this Court has taken the view that there is no

impediment for an Indian citizen to marry a foreign national

under the Special Marriage Act. The judgment rendered by this

Court in WP(C) No.29378 of 2015 is one of such cases. In the

light of the judgment in the said case and other cases, I deem it

appropriate to dispose of the writ petition as follows:

i. The respondent shall receive notice of marriage

under the Special Marriage Act from the petitioners.

ii. The date of notice has to be reckoned as today.

iii.The marriage shall be registered on the expiry of 30

days from today in accordance with the provisions of

the Special Marriage Act.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR

TUESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE 2016

WP(C).No. 19506 of 2016 (K)

TONY JAMES,
Vs

THE SUB REGISTRAR & MARRIAGE OFFICER,
(UNDER THE SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT),