Section 31 of SMA : Section 31: Court To Which Petition Should Be Made

(1) Every petition under Chapter V or Chapter VI shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose original civil jurisdiction - the marriage was solemnized; or the respondent, at the time of the presentation of the petition resides; or the parties to the marriage last resided together; or in case the wife is the petitioner, where she is residing on the date of presentation of the petition; or the petitioner is residing at the time of the presentation of the petition, in a case where the respondent is at that time residing outside the territories to which this Act extends, or has not been heard of as being alive for a period of seven years by those who would naturally have heard of h...

(1) If you need to submit a legal request for either a marriage annulment or a divorce under this law, you must do so at the district court that has the authority to handle civil matters in the area where: you got married; the other person in the case (t...

Imagine a couple, Aarav and Riya, who got married in Mumbai under the Special Marriage Act. After some years, they decide to part ways due to irreconcilable di...