The Supreme Court has issued notices to Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami and the West Bengal government on a petition filed by his estranged wife, Haseen Jahan.
The apex court, led by Justice Manoj Mishra and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan, has sought responses from both parties within four weeks.
The bench observed that the maintenance amount fixed by the Calcutta High Court appeared reasonable. Jahan had approached the Supreme Court after the High Court rejected her plea to increase the monthly maintenance granted to her and their daughter.
Haseen Jahan Seeks Enhanced Maintenance
In her petition, Jahan alleged that Shami failed to pay the maintenance amount regularly, despite his substantial earnings as an international cricketer. She claimed that both she and her daughter had suffered financially and emotionally due to his neglect.
The petition further alleged that Shami and his family subjected her to severe mental and physical harassment. Jahan asserted that the cricketer, despite his fame and wealth, was deliberately evading his legal responsibilities towards his wife and child.
The Calcutta High Court had directed Shami to pay ₹4 lakh per month as maintenance—₹1.5 lakh to Jahan and ₹2.5 lakh for their daughter, Aira. Jahan, however, had sought an increase to ₹7 lakh per month, citing Shami’s high income.
Previously, a lower court in 2023 had ordered Shami to pay ₹50,000 to his wife and ₹80,000 for his daughter’s upkeep each month. Dissatisfied with that decision, Jahan had moved the High Court, which revised the amount but did not approve the full claim she demanded.
The Supreme Court’s intervention now marks the latest development in a long-standing legal battle between the cricketer and his estranged wife.
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