📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Joel's Goa Pics
Politics
Supreme Court Grants Divorce to Omar Abdullah from Payal
✍️ livemint.com
🗓 31 Jul 2026, 05:33 PM
👁 39
The Supreme Court has approved the divorce petition filed by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah against his estranged wife Payal, ending a long‑standing marital dispute.
The Supreme Court of India has cleared the divorce petition filed by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah against his estranged wife Payal, effectively ending the couple’s protracted legal battle.
Abdullah, who served as chief minister from 2002 to 2015, had been separated from Payal for several years. The divorce case had been pending in lower courts for months, with both parties claiming that the marriage had become untenable.
In its ruling, the Court noted that both parties had accepted the divorce and that no further appeals were pending. The decision brings closure to a dispute that had attracted significant media attention.
The judgment confirms that the divorce is final and legally binding, and no further litigation is expected on the matter.
Abdullah, who served as chief minister from 2002 to 2015, had been separated from Payal for several years. The divorce case had been pending in lower courts for months, with both parties claiming that the marriage had become untenable.
In its ruling, the Court noted that both parties had accepted the divorce and that no further appeals were pending. The decision brings closure to a dispute that had attracted significant media attention.
The judgment confirms that the divorce is final and legally binding, and no further litigation is expected on the matter.