Omar Abdullah’s divorce plea from estranged wife dismissed by Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal moved by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah against the Family Court judgment and upheld the judgment denying him a divorce from his wife Payal Abdullah.

Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Vikas Mahajan said, “We find no infirmity in the view taken by the Family Court that the allegations of cruelty were vague and unacceptable and that the appellant failed to prove any act which could be termed an act of cruelty, whether physical or mental, towards him.”

The high court said in the judgment uploaded on Wednesday that the Family Court had held that the allegation of tutoring children had not been established.

The appellant had access to his children and had been meeting them and spending time with them. Even this allegation has not been established by the appellant.

The high court referred to a letter dated June 27, 2016, in which the respondent is alleged to be complaining to the Prime Minister about him deserting her, filing for divorce and her being harassed in several ways, including arrest warrants being issued from his constituency.