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Supreme Court told Omar Abdullah divorce is settled
NDTV··31 Jul
Supreme Court on July 31 was told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and estranged wife Payal Abdullah reached a divorce settlement after mediation. Kapil Sibal said they filed a joint Article 142 application on July 22 to dissolve their 1994 marriage. Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will pass orders as both sides withdraw all pending cases.
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What It Means For You
- Couples in long pending matrimonial disputes may note how mediation and Article 142 applications can end cases without prolonged litigation.
- Jammu and Kashmir residents watching Omar Abdullah's leadership may see his personal legal matter conclude as he continues as Chief Minister.
- Anyone following high profile separation cases should know both parties agreed to withdraw all pending cases against each other as part of the settlement.
What's Happening
- Supreme Court on July 31 was told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and estranged wife Payal Abdullah reached a divorce settlement through mediation.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the couple filed a joint Article 142 application on July 22 seeking dissolution of their 1994 marriage.
- Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the court would pass orders on those terms and record both sides withdrawing all cases against each other.
Seventeen Years After They Separated
- Omar and Payal Abdullah married on September 1, 1994 and have two sons but lived separately since 2009.
- The matrimonial dispute had moved through multiple courts over several years before the mediated settlement reached the Supreme Court.
- Sibal told the bench both parties had embraced freedom and sought divorce by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution.
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