more-inThe High Court has held that the Local Registrar of Marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008, can allow couples to appear before him through videoconferencing. The court made the ruling while allowing the plea of an NRI couple from Kollam to appear before the marriage registrar through videoconferencing. The court observed that personal appearance of couples was insisted on for registration of the marriage to ensure that the marriage was registered with their knowledge. U.S. residentsThe court added that the registrar could certainly ensure that the application for registration of the marriage was made with the knowledge of the parties through videoconferencing. The petitioners, residents of the U.S., had applied through their power-of-attorney holder, for registration of marriage.

Source: The Hindu January 22, 2018 18:11 UTC