MS Dhoni’s 100-crore defamation suit: Madras HC orders commencement of trial

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered that a trial commence in what is now a 10-year-old defamation suit which was filed by former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni is seeking Rs 100 crore in damages from Zee Media Corporation, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer G Sampath Kumar, and News Nation Network for having dragged his name in the Indian Premier League betting scam.

Dhoni has told the court that he would be available for examination as well as cross-examination between October 20 and December 10 this year, according to a report in The Hindu. The report added that Justice CV Karthikeyan had appointed an advocate commissioner to record evidence from Dhoni on a “mutually convenient” premises in Chennai. The court said this was being done because the the court wanted to avoid chaos on the court premises if Dhoni was to make an appearance.

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