India, March 11 -- At least 90% of the 8,400 marriages registered at the Ghaziabad sub-registrar office (SRO - sadar fifth) between October 1, 2024 and March 3, 2025, were registered on the day of marriage, an inquiry by the state government's stamps and registration department has found, a report of which has been submitted to the Allahabad high court.

In 10% of the marriages, the parents of the bride and groom served as witnesses, and in at least two marriages, the married couple's age verification documents were improper and could not be verified online, the inquiry found.

"Of the two cases, where age verification documents were not proper, in one, the groom submitted the mark sheet of Class 8 and Aadhaar card. In the second, a bride...