Mumbai: Mehraj Shaikh, former husband of Manyata, on Friday filed an application in the court against Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and Manyata for allegedly getting married in violation of Muslim marriage norms.

Shaikh, incidentally, faces charges of sending vulgar SMS and threatening Bollywood personalities for extortion.

He moved an application before the Bandra metropolitan court praying for legal proceedings against Sanjay Dutt and Manyata for 'violating the Muslim marriage norms'.

Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Shah has admitted the matter and posted the hearing for Saturday.

Shaikh stated in his application that he had married Manyata on April 5, 2003. He has a two-and-half-year-old son from Manyata who is presently staying with the latter's mother at Hyderabad.

Shaikh claimed in his application that he and Manyata had started living separately but till today, neither of them had sought 'talak'.