law: Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 
  19. Consent of father, or guardian, or
  
  mother
  The father, if living,
  
  of any minor or, if the father be dead, the guardian of the person of such
  
  minor, and, in case there be no such guardian, then the mother of such minor,
  
  may give consent to the minor’s marriage, and such consent is hereby required
  
  for the same marriage, unless no person authorized to give such consent be
  
  resident in India.