Overview

• The Calcutta High Court directed Mohammed Shami to pay ₹1.5 lakh monthly to Hasin Jahan and ₹2.5 lakh to their daughter, with amounts applied retroactively for seven years.
• The decision raises the total monthly maintenance to ₹4 lakh, overruling a 2023 district sessions court award of ₹50,000 to Jahan and ₹80,000 to their daughter.
• During the appeal under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Jahan’s counsel cited Shami’s ₹7.19 crore annual income to support the higher alimony.
• Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee’s bench instructed the lower court to conclude the main domestic violence case within a six-month timeframe.
• In a public Instagram post, Hasin Jahan accused Shami of being “characterless, greedy, and mean-minded” and alleged he misused funds on criminals instead of investing in their daughter’s welfare.