A Sikh family migrated from India and is settled in Canada. They have also acquired the permanent Canadian citizenship. While they were on their visit to India, selected a bride (Simran) for their son (Gurminder) who is also having Canadian citizenship. Both of them got married in Punjab according to the Sikh Rites. After marriage both of them applied for the registration of their marriage in Punjab itself under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Registrar of Marriages raised the objection to the registration of marriage opining that the bridegroom (Gurminder) was a

Canadian citizen. Advise the Registrar on the applicability of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in the instant case.