India, July 31 -- After years of legal proceedings, the long-running matrimonial dispute between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal Abdullah, is set to come to an end, with the couple jointly seeking a divorce by mutual consent before the Supreme Court.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Omar Abdullah, informed a bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe on Friday that the couple had amicably resolved all their differences through mediation and had filed a joint application under Article 142 of the Constitution seeking dissolution of their marriage.

Responding to the submission, the bench said, "That's good. We will dispose of it on those terms."

Settlement reached through m...