One lawyer by name Narasimhan registered 676 marriages in one year, HC probe busts fake marriage cartel involving TN lawyers Chennai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK If marriages are made in heaven, fake marriages are being `performed inside chambers of some advocates.The Madras HC stumbled upon a `fake marriage cartel in which some advocates played priests and solemnized weddings in their chambers, no matter whether those getting married were present or not. A division bench of Justice S Rajeswaran and Justice P N Prakash was stunned when it found out that more than 3,500 such `weddings were registered in just two registrar offices in Chennai in 2013. In most cases, advocates who specialized in such procedures conducted the marriage, issued certificates and `forced registration officials to register the marriage without the physical presence of the `newlyweds. The racket came to light after many habeas corpus petitions were filed by `aggrieved grooms who came to court saying their `wives were in illegal custody of their parents. On being summoned, many girls told the court that though they knew the `groom, no such marriage had taken place. One girl said a carpenter engaged by his father had registered her as his wife without her knowledge. After a close scrutiny of `marriage certificates revealed a pattern, the judges ordered an inquiry . Relying on CCTV footage, the police showed the group threatened registration department officials in Royapuram and Chennai North to issue marriage registration certificates. “We are surprised as to how the registrar did not have any doubt when one lawyer by name Narasimhan registered 676 marriages in one year, excluding Saturday , Sunday and other holidays,“ they said.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 06:29:56 +0000
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