MS Dhoni strikes HC for contempt proceedings towards IPS officer

Cricketer M S Dhoni has moved the Madras High Court to provoke contempt proceedings and concern summons to IPS officer G Sampath Kumar for his alleged statements towards the Supreme Court and sure senior counsels within the matter pertaining to match-fixing.

The case was listed, however was not heard right this moment. In 2014, Dhoni filed a civil go well with to completely restrain Sampath Kumar, who was the then Inspector General of Police, from making any assertion linking him (Dhoni) to match-fixing and spot-fixing of matches. He prayed the courtroom to direct him to pay Rs 100 crore in the direction of damages.

By an interim order handed on March 18, 2014, the courtroom restrained Sampath Kumar from making any assertion towards Dhoni. Despite the order, Sampath Kumar allegedly filed an affidavit earlier than the Supreme Court containing disparaging remarks towards the judiciary and the senior counsel representing the State within the instances towards him.

When it was dropped at the discover of the Madras High Court, it took the identical on its file in December, 2021. After acquiring consent from Advocate-General R Shanmugasundaram on July 18 this yr to file the contempt utility, Dhoni most well-liked the current contempt utility on October 11 this yr to punish Sampath Kumar for his alleged motion of creating remarks towards the judiciary in violation of the courtroom’s interim order handed in 2014.