Shami ordered to pay Rs 4 lakh monthly alimony to estranged wife Hasin Jahan

This is a significant bump from the ₹1.30 lakh per month ( ₹50,000 for Jahan and ₹80,000 for their daughter) he was ordered to pay by a district court in 2023.

Hasin Jahan had originally sought ₹10 lakh in total, ₹7 lakh for herself and ₹3 lakh for her daughter, but the lower court dismissed her request.

In her appeal, Hasin Jahan’s legal counsel argued that Mohammad Shami’s financial circumstances could support a higher alimony amount. According to his income tax return for the financial year 2021, Shami’s annual income was approximately ₹7.19 crore, or around ₹60 lakh per month. Jahan claimed her combined monthly expenses, including those for her daughter, exceeded ₹6 lakh.