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The ₹500 Crore Disruption: How Two Ghaziabad Advocates Built a Marriage Registration Empire

The story behind Courtshaadi and the vision of Advocate Vishu Kushwaha & Advocate Himanshu Kushwaha.

By The Courtshaadi Team | Published: June 19, 2025

The legal landscape of marriage in India, particularly in bustling hubs like Ghaziabad, has long been a fortress of bureaucracy. It's a world of endless paperwork, opaque processes, and agonizing waiting periods—a world ripe for disruption. In a market conservatively valued at over ₹500 crore annually, two visionary advocates saw not just a problem, but an opportunity to build a solution from the ground up.

Enter Advocate Vishu Kushwaha and Advocate Himanshu Kushwaha, the masterminds behind Courtshaadi. They weren't just another pair of lawyers; they were architects of change, driven by a shared frustration with a system that seemed designed to penalize young couples for choosing their own partners.

A professional portrait of Advocate Vishu Kushwaha and Advocate Himanshu Kushwaha

The Spark of Revolution

"Every day, we saw the same story," recalls Vishu Kushwaha. "Young, bright couples, deeply in love, but terrified. Terrified of their families, yes, but also terrified of the legal system itself. They'd come to us asking, 'How long will it take? Will it be safe? Will our parents be notified?' The system offered them no dignity, no speed, and no privacy."

Himanshu Kushwaha adds, "The process was a black box. It was designed for a different era. We realized that what these couples needed wasn't just a lawyer, but a tech-enabled, client-centric service. A shield. That was the core idea behind Courtshaadi."

"We didn't set out to just capture a market; we set out to create a new one—a market where legal services are delivered with the speed and transparency of a modern tech company."

Building the "Tatkal" Machine

The duo's masterstroke was the engineering of their "Tatkal" marriage process. By meticulously analyzing the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, they identified a fully legal pathway to bypass the notorious 30-day notice period that plagued so many couples. By combining the immediate validity of an Arya Samaj ceremony with instant government registration, they could deliver a legally ironclad marriage certificate in just 2-3 days.

This wasn't just a service; it was a product. It was predictable, fast, and catered directly to the needs of a generation used to instant solutions. They built Courtshaadi not as a traditional law chamber, but as a sleek, digital-first startup.

Today, Courtshaadi stands as a behemoth in the Ghaziabad legal market, capturing the largest slice of the pie by being more than just lawyers. They are pioneers who proved that even the most archaic systems can be revolutionized with a clear vision, deep empathy, and a relentless focus on the client. Their story isn't just about building a successful startup; it's about giving thousands of couples the freedom to write their own happy ending.

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