Kaagazaat

Marriage Certificate Correction Application

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: This is an application to an office, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty.
Registration: Not registrable.
Witnesses: No attesting witness signs the application.

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Also called

Correction in Marriage Certificate
Marriage Certificate Amendment
Marriage Register Correction
Spelling Mistake in Marriage Certificate
विवाह प्रमाणपत्र में सुधार
विवाह रजिस्टर में संशोधन
ਵਿਆਹ ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਧਾਰ
ਵਿਆਹ ਰਜਿਸਟਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੋਧ

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The couple's own application to the office that registered the marriage, asking it to correct a mistake in the certificate and in the marriage register: a misspelt name, a wrong date of birth or date of marriage, a wrong parent's name, a wrong address. You both sign it, and attach the papers that show the right entry.

Passport offices, banks, embassies and courts compare the certificate with your other papers, and one wrong letter can hold up a visa or a name change. The office decides whether it can correct the entry itself on an application and supporting documents, or wants an affidavit, or, for a larger change, an order of a court. This application says exactly what the certificate shows, what it should show, and why the entry is wrong, so that the office can decide without going back and forth. Not for registering a marriage that was never registered: use the Marriage Registration Application. Not for a change of name after marriage: use the Name Change After Marriage Affidavit. Not for a mistake in a different paper, such as a birth certificate or a passport.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

This is an application to an office, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty. The office may charge a fee for a correction; no figure is stated here. Confirm the current fee with the office.

Registration

Not registrable. If the office accepts the correction, it amends the entry in the marriage register and issues a corrected certificate; ask whether the old certificate must be returned.

Notarisation

The application is not notarised. The office may ask for an affidavit from each spouse that the correction is true; that is sworn before a Notary or an Oath Commissioner. Ask what the office wants.

Witnesses

No attesting witness signs the application. The office may ask the original witnesses to the marriage to confirm the correct particulars.

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APPLICATION FOR CORRECTION IN A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

To,
The Local Registrar of Marriages, Municipal Corporation, Patiala,
the State of Punjab.

Sir/Madam,

Subject: Correction of an error in marriage certificate no. PTL/2025/04512

1. We, Arjun Malhotra and Simran Malhotra, of House No. 812, Urban Estate Phase II, Patiala 147002, were married on 1 April 2026, and our marriage was registered by your office. The marriage certificate no. PTL/2025/04512 was issued on 2 April 2026.

2. The certificate and the register entry contain the following errors, which we ask you to correct:

1. Wife's father's name: shown as "Anil Kapur"; should be "Anil Kapoor".
2. Husband's date of birth: shown as 14 March 1995; should be 14 March 1996.

3. The mistake arose because the office made a clerical error in preparing the entry or the certificate.

4. The correct entries are shown by the following papers, copies of which are enclosed: Aadhaar cards and passports of both of us; school leaving certificate of the husband; the wedding card.

5. We ask that the entry in the marriage register be corrected, and a corrected marriage certificate issued to us. We will give any further paper, affidavit or fee the office asks for, and return the old certificate if it is needed.

DECLARATION

We jointly declare that the corrected particulars stated above are true to the best of our knowledge and belief.

ENCLOSURES

1. A copy of the marriage certificate.
2. Copies of the papers named in paragraph 4.
3. Identity proof of both of us.

Date: 3 April 2026

Signature of Husband: _______________________

Signature of Wife: _______________________

Questions about this document

Does the Marriage Certificate Correction Application need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

This is an application to an office, not an instrument chargeable with stamp duty.

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Does the Marriage Certificate Correction Application need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable.

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What does the Marriage Certificate Correction Application cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Marriage Certificate Correction Application need witnesses?

No attesting witness signs the application.

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