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“In the four-point circular, the first permits the Aadhaar card as an additional identity proof for the couple, parents and witnesses; the second point says the names, initials and address of the parents given in the application should tally with the details contained in the accompanying documentary proof, and that registration should be done only upon such verification. The third point demands that the couple produce the original death certificate of any parents mentioned as deceased, and attach a photocopy.” Hence, a marriage cannot be registered unless the couple’s parents give their original identity and address proof documents. So far, three witnesses were sufficient for the law to recognize a marriage. Also, such an immense change in requirements has been brought in without any public discussion or debate, merely through an “internal circular”. This is another case of the state venturing into what is not its territory – the private lives of its citizens, at the cost of curtailing individual freedoms and upholding a society’s regressive notions. Curtailing liberties Under the Constitution of India, a marriage requires no other consent except that of the couple, who should be of legal marriageable age. The state’s job is to uphold the law, not to make sure a couple’s parents are in the loop about their choice of partner. The Tamil Nadu circular effectively states that the decision of two adults about their lives holds no value unless ratified by their parents. This infantilising of its citizens and erosion of their autonomy has no place in a democracy. Last year, the Kerala High Court displayed this same paternalistic tendency by nullifying the marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan, both adults, despite them insisting that the marriage had been their choice. The HC judgment had said: “A girl aged 24 years is weak and vulnerable, capable of being exploited in many ways... Her marriage being the most important decision in her life, can also be taken only with the active involvement of her parents.” On March 8, the Supreme Court gave its judgment in the case, where it said categorically that the legitimacy of the marriage of an adult woman cannot be questioned. Also, by demanding additional proof where there is consent for marriage, the Tamil Nadu government is violating the privacy of couples, which the Supreme Court has ruled is a fundamental right Love Marriage is the fundamental right of the citizen you can marry without the consent of the parents Parents is not necessary for the marriage registration. Parents consent is not necessary for the marriage. for your Love marriage registration and Love marriage registration call 9840787702