The Sanjay Dutt-Manyata marriage proceedings of February 7 in Goa stand cancelled after the couple submitted affidavits saying they wished to withdraw proceedings in Goa. The couple were later married under Hindu rites in Mumbai. Controversy dogged the paper work they submitted before a Goa sub-registrar, resulting in an inquiry into a six-month residence certificate Manyata Dilnashin Ahmed Sheikh submitted here.
On Wednesday, the couple’s advocate submitted a joint affidavit to the marriage sub-registrar. The affidavit stated they wished to withdraw registration proceedings in Goa. It said they had wanted to register their marriage under the Special Marriages Act of 1954 but later learnt the act had not been extended to Goa. Sanjay Dutt did not want to comment on the latest development beyond saying, “Manyata and I will address the press at the right time,” while his friend and marriage witness, Bunty Walia, said, “This is the price you pay for being a celebrity.”
Goa still continues civil marriage proceedings under the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867. With the joint affidavit, the couple’s intent-to-marry proceedings stand cancelled, marriage sub-registrar Chandrakant Pissurlekar told mediapersons. Proceedings here go through two stages, an intent to marry and a second formal marriage registration after 10 days. Sanjay Dutt and Manyata had gone through the first stage on February 7.
Meanwhile, questions about her residence certificate will come up on March 7, the date fixed for a showcause hearing before a quasi-judicial government official. In questions that came up over the veracity of her six-month residence certificate, Manyata had been asked to show cause why the certificate should not be revoked.
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