HC grants Sri Lankan woman 60 days to regularise relationship by solemnising marriage with Indian man
The Madras High Court has granted a Sri Lankan woman and her Indian husband 60 days to legally regularize their marriage. The court intervened due to the couple's visa complications and the wife's pregnancy.
Why it matters
This case highlights the intersection of immigration law, marriage registration, and humanitarian considerations in the Indian judicial system.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted 60 days to a couple, a woman professing the Hindu faith from Sri Lanka and her husband, an Indian citizen following the Christian faith, to regularise their relationship by solemnising a valid marriage under any of the applicable statutory forms.
The court was hearing the petition filed by the woman. The petitioner and her husband got married in June in the presence of the family members of the petitioner’s husband in Tiruchi district. She had arrived in India in May on the strength of a Tourist Visa, for a period of one month. She was entitled to stay in India from May 14 to June 13. The petitioner is now pregnant and the expected date of delivery is in March 2027.
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