Section 31(1)(iiia) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides additional jurisdiction where:

Clause (iiia) of section 31(1) adds the court of the place where the wife is residing on the date of presentation of the petition, "in case the wife is the petitioner". A husband who petitions has no corresponding right, and the wife's residence at the time of the marriage or her parents' residence is not the test.