Mohammed Shami, India's star cricketer and his estranged wife Hasin Jahan are involved in a very 'public' legal tussle, which has more intensified after Jahan approached Supreme court seeking a higher monthly maintenance than just Rs 4 lakh granted by the Calcutta High Court.

However, a bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan asked Hasin Jahan, “Why have you filed this? Isn’t Rs 4 lakh per month quite handsome?” Jahan gave reasons for demanding higher maintenance, including Shami's 'ultra-luxurious lifestyle' and 'inflation'. Supreme court issued notices to both Shami and West Bengal government on Friday, and allowed the matter to proceed, even suggesting, mediations.

What is the ongoing divorce tussle?

Hasin Jahan and Mohammed Shami married in 2014 and welcomed their daughter in

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