Divorce petition
or any petition under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be filed at the following
places:
(i)
Place where
marriage took place, or
(ii)
Place where the Respondent
[i.e. the person against whom the divorce or other petition is being filed]
resides; or
(iii)
Husband and wife
last resided together; or
(iv) In case the wife
is filing the case, where she is residing on the date of presentation of the
petition, or
(v) If Respondent [i.e.
the person against whom the divorce or other petition is being filed] is residing
outside India or in Jammu & Kashmir, where Petitioner [i.e. the person who
is filing the case] resides; or
(vi)
If
the Respondent [i.e. the person against whom the divorce petition is being
filed] has not been heard being alive for seven years, where Petitioner [i.e.
the person who is filing the case] resides.
See Section 19
of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which prescribes the jurisdiction for filing case
under the Act.