Terms of Use
The agreement between you and Tatkal Court Marriage: what our service covers, what we never promise, your responsibilities, fees, liability limits and Delhi jurisdiction.
Terms of Use: the short version
These Terms of Use are the agreement between you and Tatkal Court Marriage when you use this website or engage us for marriage documentation and legal support in Delhi NCR. In one line: we prepare and coordinate your file correctly, the government issues your certificate, and no one - including us - can shorten a statutory waiting period or promise a particular outcome.
Terms of Use: key facts at a glance
| Who these terms bind | You (the person reading or engaging) and Tatkal Court Marriage, the marriage documentation and legal support service operating from Delhi. |
|---|---|
| How agreement is formed | By using this site, submitting the enquiry form, or instructing us on WhatsApp, phone or email. Electronic agreement is enforceable under section 10A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. |
| What we do | Route selection, document review and preparation, drafting, appointment coordination and follow-up with the concerned SDM / Marriage Officer / Arya Samaj institution. |
| What we never do | Issue a marriage certificate, shorten the 30-day notice under the Special Marriage Act, guarantee a date, or guarantee an outcome. |
| Government fees | Always separate from our professional fee, always payable to the government, and always shown to you separately. |
| Your core duty | Give true information and genuine documents. A false declaration is an offence under section 44 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. |
| Refusal of work | We may decline or stop work on any matter, including where the facts do not support the route requested. |
| Liability cap | Limited to the professional fee actually received by us for the matter. Fraud and wilful default are never excluded. |
| Consumer forum rights | Nothing here takes away a right to approach a consumer forum where the law gives you one under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. |
| Governing law | Indian law. Courts at Delhi have jurisdiction, subject to the consumer-forum carve-out above. |
| Grievance contact | care@tatkalcourtmarriage.com / +91 93184 23172 - written response within 30 days. |
| Last updated | 10 September 2026 |
1. What this page is, and why you should actually read it
Most people scroll past a terms page. We would rather you did not, because three of the clauses below decide what happens if something goes wrong, and one of them - the part about what we can never promise - is the single most common reason couples fall out with a marriage service in Delhi.
This page tells you exactly what we are agreeing to do for you, exactly what is outside our control, what you owe us in return, and what happens if either side is unhappy. It is written in ordinary English on purpose. Where a clause has a statutory basis we have named the statute so you can check it yourself rather than take our word for it.
These terms apply to everyone who uses this website: someone reading a guide, someone filling the enquiry form, someone sending documents on WhatsApp, and someone who has already paid us. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site or send us your papers.
2. Who you are dealing with
Tatkal Court Marriage is a professional marriage documentation and legal support service operating from Delhi. We assist couples across Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Faridabad with court marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, Arya Samaj marriage followed by registration, registration under section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the paperwork that surrounds both.
Where a matter needs legal drafting, an affidavit, a representation before an authority, or court work, it is handled by advocates enrolled with a State Bar Council. Advocates working on your matter act under the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules, and their professional obligations to you exist independently of these Terms.
We are not a government department, not a court, not an SDM office, and not affiliated with any Arya Samaj institution as its agent. We do not operate any government portal. Where this site links to a government site, that link is provided for your convenience and the government site's own terms apply there.
3. When these terms start applying to you
You accept these Terms when you do any of the following: browse or read this website; submit the enquiry form; send us a message on WhatsApp about your matter; call us and give us instructions; or pay us a professional fee.
Agreement formed this way is legally valid. Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 sets out what makes an agreement a contract, and section 10A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 provides that a contract is not unenforceable merely because it was formed by electronic means. Where you are asked to tick a box confirming you have read this page, that tick is the record of your acceptance.
If we later change these Terms, the version live on this page when you instruct us on a new matter is the version that applies to that matter. We do not apply a later version retrospectively to work already agreed and paid for.
4. What our service actually covers
We are engaged for process work, not for a result. Concretely, the scope of a standard engagement is:
- Route selection. Working out from your facts whether you need solemnisation under the Special Marriage Act, an Arya Samaj ceremony followed by registration, registration under section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, or something else entirely.
- Document review. Checking age proof, address proof, identity proof, photographs, and any case-specific papers - divorce decree, death certificate, passport and visa pages, conversion certificate - against what the concerned office actually asks for.
- Preparation and drafting. Filling forms correctly, preparing affidavits and declarations, and making sure names, spellings, dates and parentage match across every document, because a mismatch is the single biggest cause of rejection.
- Coordination. Booking or assisting with the appointment, telling you what to carry, briefing you on what the officer will ask, and arranging the correct number of witnesses where you cannot bring your own.
- Follow-up. Tracking the file until the certificate is issued, and helping with collection, correction or a duplicate if something is wrong on the certificate.
5. What we do not promise - and cannot promise
Please read this clause more carefully than any other on this page. Everything in it is a limit imposed by law or by the concerned office, not a limit we have chosen for our own convenience.
We cannot issue a marriage certificate. Only the Marriage Officer, the SDM or the concerned Registrar issues it. We prepare and submit; they decide and issue.
We cannot shorten the 30-day notice period under the Special Marriage Act. Section 5 requires the notice, section 6 requires it to be entered in the Marriage Notice Book and published, and section 46 makes it an offence punishable with imprisonment for a Marriage Officer to solemnise a marriage before the 30 days expire. No fee, no urgency and no contact shortens it. If any service tells you otherwise, ask them to show you the section that permits it.
We cannot guarantee a date. Appointment availability, officer leave, portal downtime, verification queries and objections under section 7 are all outside our control. We give you a realistic range and tell you honestly when a date slips.
We cannot guarantee an outcome. If the facts do not meet the conditions in section 4 of the Special Marriage Act - age, capacity, prohibited relationship, no living spouse - no amount of paperwork fixes that, and we will tell you so rather than take a fee.
We do not offer, and you should not accept from anyone, a 'guaranteed' or 'same-day' court marriage under the Special Marriage Act. Where a same-day ceremony is genuinely possible - an Arya Samaj marriage for an eligible Hindu couple, for example - we say exactly what it is and what it is not, and we explain the registration step that follows.
6. What you are responsible for
Our work is only as good as what you give us, and one clause here has criminal consequences, so it is set out plainly.
Truth. The information you give us about age, marital status, residence, religion and prior marriage must be true. Section 44 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 makes signing a declaration or certificate under that Act containing a statement you know or believe to be false an offence described in section 199 of the Indian Penal Code, now the corresponding provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. That liability is yours, not ours.
Genuine documents. Every document you hand us must be genuine. Producing a forged or fabricated document to a public servant attracts the forgery provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in addition to rejection of your file. We will not knowingly submit a document we believe to be false, and we will stop work immediately if we discover one.
Disclosure. Tell us about a prior marriage, a pending divorce, a pending case, a decree that is under appeal, a name change, or anything that has been rejected before. Concealment does not help you; it usually surfaces at the office, at the worst moment.
Attendance. Both of you must attend in person where the law requires personal appearance. We cannot appear in your place for solemnisation or for the declarations that must be signed before the officer.
Your own copies. Keep your originals and keep a copy of everything you send us. We return originals, but you should never be dependent on anyone else's copy of your own documents.
7. Fees, payments and government charges
We separate the two kinds of money involved, always, and we would encourage you to insist on that separation from any service you deal with.
Government fees are what the state charges. The published Delhi figures are small: Rs 15 to be deposited with the cashier of the District for solemnisation under the Special Marriage Act, Rs 100 to be deposited with the Marriage Clerk for registration under the Hindu Marriage Act, and Rs 200 under clause 4 of the Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014. These go to the government, not to us. We never describe our own charges as a 'government fee'.
Professional fees are what we charge for our time, drafting, coordination and follow-up. They depend on the route, the complexity of your facts, whether an advocate's drafting or appearance is needed, and whether witnesses and translation are required. You will be told the figure before work begins, in writing on WhatsApp or email.
Third-party costs - notarisation, stamp paper, translation, apostille, courier, photographs - are yours and are either paid by you directly or reimbursed at actuals.
Ask us for a receipt. Ask any service for a receipt. A service that will not put its own fee in writing, separately from the government fee, is telling you something.
| Government fee | Our professional fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid to | The government office, at its counter | Tatkal Court Marriage |
| Amount | Rs 15 / Rs 100 / Rs 200 depending on the route | Quoted in writing before work starts |
| Receipt | Government receipt or challan | Our receipt |
| Refundable? | No, once deposited with the office | See our Refund and Payment Policy |
| Negotiable? | No - it is fixed by law | Quoted once, per the facts of your matter |
8. When we may decline or stop work
We reserve the right to refuse a matter at the outset, or to stop work on a matter already begun, in any of these situations. We will tell you why, in writing, and we will account for fees as set out in the Refund and Payment Policy.
Where the facts disclosed do not meet the statutory conditions for the route requested. Where a document appears to be forged, altered or borrowed. Where either party appears not to be consenting freely, or appears to be a minor. Where a party is being pressured by family or by a third party. Where we are asked to state something to an officer that is not true. Where the conduct towards our team is abusive. Where continuing would put us or an advocate on record in breach of professional obligations.
The second and fourth items are not theoretical. A marriage service that will 'manage' a missing document is not helping you - it is exposing you to a criminal complaint years later, usually at the moment the certificate matters most, such as a visa application or a property claim.
9. This website's content, and the limits of relying on it
The guides on this site are written in-house, from primary sources - bare Acts, government circulars, court orders and departmental pages - and are dated. They are general information about how a process works in Delhi. They are not legal advice on your matter, because we have not seen your documents.
Law changes. Office practice changes faster than law does. Delhi's district and sub-division map itself changed on 1 January 2026. We date and re-check our pages, but you should confirm anything time-sensitive with the concerned office or with us before acting on it.
Nothing on this site creates a lawyer-client relationship. Reading a page, downloading a checklist or sending a first WhatsApp message does not by itself make anyone your advocate. That relationship begins only when a matter is accepted and engagement is confirmed. Please see our Disclaimer for the full position, including the Bar Council of India position on advertising and solicitation.
10. Intellectual property
The text, structure, tables, checklists, guides and design of this website are original work and are protected under the Copyright Act, 1957. Section 14 of that Act reserves to the owner the right to reproduce, issue copies of, and make adaptations of the work.
You may read, print and share a page for your own personal, non-commercial use, and you may quote a short extract with a visible link back to the page. You may not copy our guides onto another website, rewrite them for a competing service, scrape the site, or use our content to train a commercial model without written permission.
'Tatkal Court Marriage' and our logo are our marks. Names of government departments, courts, statutes and any third-party marks referred to on this site belong to their respective owners and are used only to describe the process accurately.
11. Limitation of liability
We take responsibility for our own work. We do not take responsibility for the decisions of government offices, for facts you did not tell us, or for consequences no one could reasonably have foreseen.
To the extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of or in connection with a matter is limited to the professional fee actually received by us for that matter. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss - a missed flight, a lapsed visa appointment, a cancelled venue booking, loss of earnings - arising from a delay in a government process.
Nothing in this clause limits liability for fraud, for wilful default, for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited. Section 2(46) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 defines an 'unfair contract', and a term that excludes liability in an unreasonable way is exactly what that provision is aimed at. We have deliberately kept this clause to a level we believe is fair, and we would rather it be enforceable than aggressive.
You should also know, because it affects your remedies: in Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D.K. Gandhi, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 928, the Supreme Court held that services rendered by an advocate under a contract of personal service are outside the definition of 'service' in the Consumer Protection Act. Where our engagement is documentation and coordination rather than advocacy, that finding may not apply, and we do not ask you to waive any consumer remedy you have.
12. Indemnity
If we suffer loss, a claim, a penalty or legal cost because you gave us false information, a forged or altered document, or an instruction to state something untrue to an officer, you agree to make that loss good. This clause exists for one narrow situation and we have never wanted to use it - but a documentation service that carries a forged-document risk with no recourse cannot operate honestly.
13. Privacy, documents and confidentiality
How we collect, use, store, share and delete your information - including identity documents, which are sensitive personal data - is set out in full in our Privacy Policy, which is published in compliance with Rule 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
In short: we collect only what the matter needs, we do not sell your data, we do not publish your name or photograph anywhere, we share with a government office only what that office requires for your own file, and you can ask us to delete your data. A Grievance Officer is named on that page under Rule 5(9) and must respond within one month.
14. Third-party links, platforms and messages
This site links to government pages, statutes and court orders so you can verify what we say. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, availability or their handling of your data.
We use WhatsApp and ordinary telephony to communicate. Those are third-party services with their own terms and their own security properties. They are convenient, and they are not a secure channel in the legal sense. Do not send anything on WhatsApp you would not want a third party to hold. If you would prefer to hand documents over in person, say so and we will arrange it.
Beware of impersonation. Our number is +91 93184 23172 and our email domain is tatkalcourtmarriage.com. We will never ask you to pay into a personal account belonging to an individual whose name you have not been given in writing, and we will never ask for an OTP, a UPI PIN or a bank password. If anyone asks, it is not us - stop and call the number on this page.
15. Governing law, jurisdiction and how disputes are handled
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to the paragraph below, the courts at Delhi have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them. A clause of this kind is valid where the chosen court is one of the courts that would in any event have jurisdiction - Hakam Singh v. Gammon (India) Ltd., (1971) 1 SCC 286, followed in Swastik Gases (P) Ltd. v. Indian Oil Corpn. Ltd., (2013) 9 SCC 32. Our work is performed in Delhi, so Delhi qualifies.
This clause does not take away a statutory right to complain elsewhere. Section 34(2)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 lets a complainant file where he or she resides or works, and a jurisdiction clause in a contract cannot override that.
Before any of that, please just tell us. Almost every dispute in this line of work is a misunderstanding about a timeline or a fee, and almost all of them are resolved in a phone call. Write to care@tatkalcourtmarriage.com or use our grievance page. We respond in writing within 30 days, and usually within three working days.
16. Changes, severability and the whole agreement
We may update these Terms. The 'last updated' date at the top of this page tells you when we last did. Material changes will be flagged on the page for a reasonable period.
If any clause here is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that clause is severed and the rest continues to apply.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, Refund and Payment Policy and any written quotation or engagement message for your specific matter, are the whole agreement between us. Nothing said in a general conversation overrides what is written for your matter.
Frequently asked questions
Do I become your client just by reading this website?
No. Reading this site, downloading a checklist or sending a first enquiry does not create a lawyer-client relationship. That begins only when we accept your matter and confirm engagement in writing. Until then, everything here is general information.
Can you guarantee my court marriage will be done in one day?
No, and nobody can, for solemnisation under the Special Marriage Act. Section 5 requires a 30-day notice and section 46 makes it an offence punishable with imprisonment for a Marriage Officer to solemnise before those 30 days expire. A same-day Arya Samaj ceremony is a different thing altogether and we explain that difference honestly rather than sell it as court marriage.
What happens if the SDM office delays my file beyond the date you gave me?
We keep following up and keep you informed, and we do not charge again for the follow-up. Our liability is limited to the professional fee we received, because appointment availability and officer decisions are not in our control. What we will not do is stop answering your calls.
Is the fee you quote the total I will pay?
The professional fee we quote is complete for the scope agreed. Government fees, notarisation, stamp paper, translation, apostille, photographs and courier are separate and are shown to you separately. If the scope changes - a new document, an objection, an extra appearance - we tell you before doing the extra work.
Can I get a refund if I change my mind?
It depends on how much work has already been done. Our full position is on the Refund and Payment Policy page. Government fees already deposited with an office cannot be refunded by us because we never held that money.
What if my documents have a small mistake in a name or date?
Tell us before we submit. A spelling mismatch between an Aadhaar, a school certificate and a passport is the most common reason a file is returned, and it is fixable at the preparation stage far more easily than after submission.
Do you keep copies of my Aadhaar and other documents?
Only for as long as your matter needs, and under the safeguards set out in the Privacy Policy. Identity and financial documents are sensitive personal data under Rule 3 of the SPDI Rules, 2011, and we treat them that way. You can ask us to delete them once your certificate is issued.
I am not in Delhi. Which court would a dispute go to?
Delhi, under these Terms, because that is where the work is performed - a valid choice under Hakam Singh and Swastik Gases. But if you have a consumer remedy, section 34(2)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 lets you file where you live or work, and this clause does not take that away.
Can you refuse to take my case?
Yes. We decline matters where the facts do not support the route requested, where a document looks forged, where consent does not appear free, or where we are asked to say something untrue to an officer. We tell you why rather than string you along.
Someone is messaging me from a different number claiming to be you. Is that you?
No. Our number is +91 93184 23172 and our email domain is tatkalcourtmarriage.com. We never ask for an OTP, a UPI PIN or a bank password, and we never ask for payment into an unnamed personal account. Stop and call the number on this page.
Can I copy your checklists onto my own site?
Not without written permission. The guides, tables and checklists here are original work protected under the Copyright Act, 1957. You are welcome to quote a short extract with a link back.
Who do I contact if I have a complaint about your service?
Write to care@tatkalcourtmarriage.com or use the grievance page. You will get a written response within 30 days, and usually within three working days. If it is urgent, call +91 93184 23172 and ask for it to be escalated.
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