The Supreme Court has sought responses from Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami and the West Bengal government on a plea filed by his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, seeking an increase in the maintenance amount following their separation.

As reported by ANI, during the hearing, the bench orally observed that the interim maintenance awarded by the Calcutta High Court to Shami’s wife and daughter was “quite handsome.”

The Calcutta High Court had directed Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan and daughter a monthly alimony of ₹ 4 lakh as maintenance.

Jahan will have to be paid ₹ 1.50 lakh per month, while the daughter will get ₹ 2.50 lakh per month, the High Court had ordered.

Hasin Jahan, in her plea before the Supreme Court, has challenged the Calcutta High Court’s

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