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.