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Under section 8(2) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, if the Marriage Officer upholds an objection and…

Section 8(2) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 gives either party a right of appeal, within thirty days from the date of refusal, to "the district court within the local…

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Under section 8(2) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, if the Marriage Officer upholds an objection and refuses to solemnize the marriage, either party to the intended marriage may, within thirty days from the date of such refusal, prefer an appeal to:

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Section 8(2) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 gives either party a right of appeal, within thirty days from the date of refusal, to "the district court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Marriage Officer has his office". The district court's decision on the appeal is final, and the Marriage Officer must act in conformity with it.

The appeal lies neither to the High Court nor to an executive government. The Central Government's former role in deciding referred objections applied only to the Jammu and Kashmir-specific procedure, which no longer operates.

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