Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Supreme Court Grants Omar Abdullah Divorce After 17 Years
Omar Abdullah is the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
He and his wife Payal have been living separately since 2009.
They tried to get a divorce for many years, but courts kept saying he didn’t prove the marriage was broken.
In 2024, the Supreme Court asked them to talk with a mediator.
They agreed to settle all their problems and to end the marriage.
They filed a joint request on July 22, 2024.
The Supreme Court said it would give them a divorce.
This means they are officially no longer married.
They also decided to drop any other legal cases against each other.
The decision was announced on July 31, 2024.
Supreme Court granted divorce to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife Payal after a joint application under Article 142.
The couple settled all disputes through mediation and agreed to withdraw all pending cases against each other.
The divorce petition was filed on July 22, 2024, following a decade‑long legal battle that began in 2016.
Omar Abdullah and Payal were married on September 1, 1994, and have been living separately since 2009.
The decision follows the Supreme Court’s referral of the matter to its Mediation Centre and the parties’ mutual consent.
- Who
- Omar Abdullah, Payal Abdullah, represented by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, heard by Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe
- What
- Supreme Court granted divorce by mutual consent under Article 142
- When
- July 22, 2024 filing; decision announced July 31, 2024
- Where
- Supreme Court of India; Omar in Jammu and Kashmir, Payal in Delhi
- Why
- Parties settled disputes through mediation and agreed to part ways
- Person
- Omar Abdullah
- Spouse
- Payal Abdullah
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Application
- Article 142 of the Constitution
- Date of filing
- July 22, 2024
- Marriage date
- September 1, 1994
- Separation
- 2009
- Children
- 2 sons
Sources
Supreme Court Told Omar Abdullah & Estranged Wife Have Agreed To Part Ways
Omar Abdullah, wife agree to dissolve marriage
‘Both have embraced freedom’: SC clears Omar Abdullah's divorce from estranged wife Payal
'Embraced Freedom': Omar Abdullah, Estranged Wife Get Divorce After 17 Years
Supreme Court grants divorce to Omar Abdullah after settlement with estranged wife Payal
Omar Abdullah Divorces His Estranged Wife
