Section 8(1)(a) in Tamil Nadu Aliyasantana Act, 1949
(a)if the place-(i)where the marriage was contracted, or(ii)where the respondent or petitioner at the time of the marriage, had a permanent dwelling or actually and voluntarily resided or carried on business or personally worked for gain, or(iii)where the respondent or petitioner at the time when the petition is presented has a permanent dwelling or actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain, is situated within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court of a District Munsif, in any such Court;