Madras High Court Allows Wife's Divorce Petition Filed from Australia, Holds Family Court Chennai Has Jurisdiction Under Section 19 Hindu Marriage Act. The court ruled that temporary residence abroad does not oust jurisdiction when the wife has a permanent residence and domicile in India....
The revision petitioner, the wife in matrimonial proceedings, filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, before the Principal Family Court, Chennai, seeking diss...




