ORDER :

Rajbir Sehrawat, J.

1. This is a petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned letter/order dated 11.09.2020 (Annexure P-12) issued by the learned Deputy Commissioner-cum-Marriage Officer, Gurugram, whereby; in response to a request made by the petitioners, the above said officer has intimated to them that there was no provision for registration of a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred as 'the Act') without the parties appearing in person before the Marriage Officer; and it has further been intimated that the petitioners may get their marriage registered by being present in the office of the Marriage Officer, Gurugram on any working day.

2. As per the facts pleaded in the writ petition, the petitioner No. 1 is working as IT Consultant with a company named Publicist Sapient in London, United Kingdom since December, 2017. Similarly, petitioner No. 2 is a USA citizen of Indian origin and has been living in United States. She is employed at Virginia University School of Medicine as a Resident Doctor.

3. The petitioners solemnized their marriage on 07.12.2019