Madhya Pradesh High Court: Notary Spared Over Fake Marriage Document

• The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified its stance on notaries executing documents creating a false impression of court marriages.
• A notary public, Raghvendra Samadhiya, was involved in a case where he mistakenly notarized a document giving the impression that a court marriage had taken place.
• Samadhiya apologized and agreed to pay a fine of Rs 2,00,000 for the welfare of lawyers, but the court warned against any future attempts to notarize marriage documents without proper authority.

Committing a mistake is not a sin, but repeating the same will be a sin. There should not be any hatred towards a sinner, but hatred should be for the sin.

A recent case in the Madhya Pradesh High Court has highlighted the importance of notaries following proper procedures when executing documents related to court marriages. The incident began with a young couple who believed they were getting a court marriage done, only to discover later that the document was actually a fake. An investigation revealed that the notary involved, Raghvendra Samadhiya, had mistakenly notarised the document, giving the impression that a court marriage had taken place.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified its stance on notaries executing documents creating a false impression of court marriages. According to an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice's Notary Cell, notaries have no jurisdiction to execute such documents. The court has also cited its own earlier rulings in support of this position, emphasizing the importance of adhering to proper procedures when dealing with marriage-related documents.

The case against Samadhiya was eventually dropped after he apologized and agreed to pay a fine of Rs 2,00,000 for the welfare of lawyers. However, the court made it clear that any attempt by him or others to notarize documents related to marriage without proper authority would be considered 'utter defiance' of the order. This could result in a permanent bar on their notarial work.

Lawyers should be aware that the Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified its stance on notaries executing documents creating a false impression of court marriages, and should advise clients to ensure that all marriage documents are properly executed and recorded.

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