SMT SMITA SEN AND ANR vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - GA, ASSAM, ,SC, REVENUE — WP(C)/1764/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Next hearing: 27th April 2026.

Next hearing 27-Apr-2026

CNR: GAHC010010772026

e-Filing Number

20-01-2026

Filing Number

WP(C)/577/2026

Filing Date

21-Jan-2026

Registration No

WP(C)/1764/2026

Registration Date

24-Mar-2026

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10189 - Other Civil Rules relating to other Writ Petitions. ( 247 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Last updated 18-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SMT SMITA SEN AND ANR

    Adv. MR S R A NASER,SAIDUL ROHMAN,SAIDUL ROHMAN, ,MR S AHMED,SAIDUL ROHMAN

  2. 2.SHUKCHAND ALI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - GA (Government Advocate), ASSAM, ,SC, REVENUE

  2. 2.THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER

  3. 3.THE SENIOR SUB-REGISTRAR

  4. 4.THE MARRIAGE REGISTRAR

Case History

  1. 27-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 27-Apr-2026

    Motion

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair

  3. 26-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan NairView PDF

    Summary: The Gauhati High Court adjourned the writ petition filed by Smita Sen and Shukchand Ali challenging the Marriage Registrar's requirement that both parents of the bride and groom must appear in person to give consent for marriage registration under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court issued notice returnable in four weeks and scheduled the case for hearing on 27.04.2026, directing the Additional Senior Government Advocate to clarify the legal provisions under which the Marriage Registrar imposed this parental presence requirement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 21-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/1764/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Gauhati High Court adjourned the writ petition filed by Smita Sen and Shukchand Ali challenging the Marriage Registrar's requirement that both parents of the bride and groom must appear in person to give consent for marriage registration under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court issued notice returnable in four weeks and scheduled the case for hearing on 27.04.2026, directing the Additional Senior Government Advocate to clarify the legal provisions under which the Marriage Registrar imposed this parental presence requirement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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