(2) Every petition for relief under Chapter V or Chapter VI of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954 ), as made applicable to the marriages 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 mean- ing as in the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954 ).