law: The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 
  18.Matrimonial relief to be under special marriage Act,
  
  1954.- 
  (1) Subject to the other provisions contained in this section,
  
  the provisions of chapter IV, V, VI and VII of the Special Marriage Act, 1954
  
  (43 of 1954), shall apply in relation to marriages solemnized under this Act
  
  and to try other marriage solemnized in a foreign country between the parties
  
  of whom one at lease is a citizen of India as they apply in relation to
  
  marriages solemnized under that Act.
  Explanation ----  In this application to the marriages referred
  
  to in this sub-section, section 24 of the special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of
  
  1954), shall be subject to the following modifications, namely :--
  (i) the reference in sub-section (1) thereof
  
  clauses (a) (b), (c) and (d) of section 4 of that Act shall be construed as a
  
  reference to clauses (a), (b), (c) , (d) respectively of section 4 of this Act,
  
  and
  (ii) nothing contained in section 24 aforesaid
  
  shall apply to any marriage -----
  (a) which is not solemnized under this Act ;
  
  or
  (b) which is deemed to be solemnized under
  
  this Act by reason of the provisions contained in section 17.
  Provided  that the registration of any such
  
  marriage as is referred to in sub-clause (b) may be declared to be of no effect
  
  if the registration was in contravention of sub-section (2) of section 17.
  (2) Every petition for relief under Chapter V or Chapter VI of
  
  the Special Marriages Act, 1954 (43 of 1954), as made applicable to the
  
  marriage referred to in sub-section (1), shall be presented to the district
  
  court within the local limits of whose ordinary civil jurisdiction -------
  (a) the respondent is residing at the time of
  
  the presentation of the petition ; or
  (b) the husband and wife last resided
  
  together; or
  (c) the petitioner is residing at the time of
  
  the presentation of the petition, provided that the respondent is at that time
  
  residing outside India.
  Explanation :-- In this section,
  
  "district court" has the same meaning as in the Special Marriage Act,
  
  1954 (43 of 1954).
  (3) Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any court
  
  ---
  (a) to make nay decree of dissolution of
  
  marriage, except where -----
  (i) the parties to the marriage are domiciled
  
  in India at the time of the presentation of the petition; or
  (ii) the petitioner, being the wife, was
  
  domiciled a India immediately before the marriage and has been meaning in India
  
  for a period of not less than three years immediately proceeding the
  
  presentation of the petitioner;
  (b) to make any decree annulling a voidable
  
  marriage, except where ---
  (i) the parities to the marriage are domiciled
  
  in India at the time of the presentation of petition; or
  (ii) the marriage was solemnized under this
  
  Act nature the petitioner, being the wife, has been ordinarily resident of
  
  India for a period of three years immediately procedure by presentation of the
  
  petition;
  (c) to make any decree of nullity of marriage
  
  in respect of a void marriage, except where ---
  (i) either of the parties to the marriage is
  
  domiciled in India at the time of the presentation of petition; or
  (ii) the marriage was solemnized under this
  
  Act and the Petitioner is residing in India at the time of presentation of the
  
  petition;
  (d) to grant any other relief under Chapter V
  
  or Chapter VI of the special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954) except where the
  
  petitioner residing in India at the time being of the presentation of the
  
  petition.
  (4) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall authorize of to
  
  grant any relief under this Act in relation to any marriage of foreign country
  
  not solemnized under it, if the grant of the relied an respect of such marriage
  
  (whether on any of the grounds specified in the Special Marriage, Act, 1954 (43
  
  of 1954), or otherwise) is provided for under any other law for the time being
  
  in force.