Section 46Petition where Marriage Registrar refuses certificate. Procedure on petition

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46. Petition where Marriage Registrar refuses certificate. Procedure on petition Whenever a Marriage Registrar refuses to issue a certificate under this Part, either of the parties intending marriage may apply by petition to the District Judge. The said District Judge may examine the allegations of the petition in a summary way, and shall decide thereon. The decision of such District Judge shall be final, and the Marriage Registrar to whom the application for the issue of a certificate was originally made shall proceed in accordance therewith.