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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has declined to direct authorities to waive or curtail the mandatory 30-day notice period prescribed under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954, holding that courts cannot compel statutory authorities to act contrary to an express legislative mandate merely on account of personal hardship. Dismissing a writ petition filed by a couple seeking relaxation of the statutory waiting period, a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav ruled t…