Personal Urgency Cannot Override Statutory Procedure Under Special Marriage Act: Delhi High Court Rejects Couple’s Request To Waive 30-Day Waiting Period
Can courts create an exception where the law gives no waiver? Delhi High Court said No. Courts cannot rewrite the Special Marriage Act or add a waiver power that Parliament never provided. NEW DELHI: TheDelhi High Court, through Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, has refused to waive or shorten the 30-day statutory waiting period under the…