Supreme Court Calls for Mediation in Abdullah Divorce Case

The Supreme Court has asked National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife Payal Abdullah to appear for mediation to explore a possible settlement. The court will hear the case on November 4, after receiving a report from the Mediation Centre. Earlier, the Delhi High Court dismissed Abdullah's plea for divorce.

The Supreme Court of India on Friday requested that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal Abdullah, engage in mediation to consider the possibility of a settlement in their ongoing divorce case.

Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah announced that the matter would be reviewed on November 4, pending a report from the Supreme Court Mediation Centre. The top court had previously sought a response from Payal Abdullah regarding her husband's petition seeking a divorce.

In December 2023, the Delhi High Court dismissed Omar Abdullah's plea for divorce, citing a lack of merit in his appeal. The ruling upheld a 2016 family court decision that refused to grant a divorce decree to the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

(With inputs from agencies.)