law: Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 
  9. Licensing of persons to grant
  
  certificates of marriage between Indian Christians
  The State Government 18[***]
  
  may grant a license to any Christian, either by name or as holding any office
  
  for the time being, authorizing him to grant certificates of marriage between 13[Indian]
  
  Christians.
  Any such license may
  
  be revoked by the authority by which it was granted, and every such grant or
  
  revocation shall be notified in the Official Gazette.