India, Nov. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami on a plea filed by his estranged wife Hasin Jahan, challenging a Calcutta high court's order which granted her Rs.4 lakh monthly maintenance, even as the bench remarked that the amount appeared "quite reasonable".

The petition, citing Shami's lifestyle and his A-list national cricketer status that makes him a high-net worth individual, challenged the July 1 order passed by the Calcutta HC that fixed Rs.1.5 lakh as maintenance for the wife and Rs.2.5 lakh for their daughter, to be paid every month. Later, a division bench upheld this order on August 25. Both orders have been challenged in the current appeal.

"Why have you filed this? Isn't Rs.4 ...