Dhoni’s defamation case will now be heard (photo-PTI)
The bad days of those who made serious allegations against former captain MS Dhoni in the IPL spot fixing case have started. In fact, the Madras High Court has ordered to start a hearing in the 10 -year -old defamation case filed by Dhoni. Dhoni, two big media institutes, a famous journalist and retired IPS officer G. This case was filed against Sampat Kumar demanding compensation of Rs 100 crore. It is alleged that these people dragged Dhoni’s name in the IPL betting scam. Justice CV on Monday Karthikeyan has appointed an advocate commissioner who will register evidence of Dhoni at a convenient place for all parties and his lawyers in Chennai. Advocate commissioner was appointed because his personal presence could cause disorder in the High Court due to Dhoni’s celebrity.
Dhoni will be present during the hearing
Dhoni had filed an affidavit in which he expressed his desire to pursue the hearing of a defamation trial pending since 2014. Dhoni said that he will be available for cross -examination between October 20, 2025 to 10 December 2025. Dhoni has said in the affidavit, “I will cooperate fully with the Advocate Commissioner and follow all the instructions issued regarding the lawsuits and evidence.” Explain that the hearing of the case was delayed by more than 10 years because the parties had filed several applications for different reliefs. In December 2023, Justice S.S. Beautiful and Sundar Mohan’s bench convicted the retired IPS officer of criminal contempt and sentenced him to a 15 -day simple imprisonment. However, in 2024, the Supreme Court stayed this sentence.
What is IPL spot fixing case
Let me tell you that IPL spot fixing case was done in the year 2013. Big players like Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan were trapped in this case. The name of the son -in -law of N Srinivasan, the owner of Chennai Super Kings and team principal Gurunath Meiyappan also came in this case. After this case, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings were banned from IPL for two years.
