US EditionIPL Betting Scam Case: Madras High Court Directs MS Dhoni to Pay ₹10 Lakh for Document Translation
MS Dhoni must pay ₹10 lakh for transcription and translation costs to progress his ₹100-crore defamation suit delayed over 12 years by multiple litigations.
- On February 12, 2026, Madras High Court ordered Mahendra Singh Dhoni to deposit 10 lakh with the Chief Justice's Relief Fund by March 12, 2026, to proceed with his long-delayed defamation suit.
- The court's Interpreter reported transcription and translation would take about three to four months, and Justice R.N. Manjula said only the plaintiff should bear those costs after the Interpreter section assessment.
- The lawsuit filed in 2014 names Mahendra Singh Dhoni as plaintiff against Zee Media Corporation, Sudhir Chaudhary, journalist, G. Sampath Kumar, retired IPS officer, and News Nation Network, with compact discs submitted and a contempt plea allowed in July 2022.
- Justice C.V. Karthikeyan ordered trial commencement and appointed an advocate commissioner on August 11, 2025, while a Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and Mohammed Shaffiq upheld this in November 2025 due to security concerns.
- A December 2023 conviction earlier found G. Sampath Kumar, retired IPS officer, guilty of contempt by the Division Bench of Justices S.S. Sundar and Sunder Mohan, while the Supreme Court stayed the punishment in 2024.
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Madras HC directs MS Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh by March 12 in case against retired IPS officer Sampath Kumar
The Madras High Court has directed cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni to pay Rs 10 lakh by March 12 for transcribing a CD related to his case against retired IPS officer Sampath Kumar.
IPL betting scam case: Madras High Court directs MS Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh for document translation
The Madras High Court has ordered M S Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh for translating documents in his defamation suit against a retired IPS officer. The translation is expected to take three to four months and must be completed by March 2026, with costs payable by 12 March, 2026.
MS Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh for transcribing, translating documents in IPL betting scam defamation case at Madras High Court
The High Court’s interpreter section had found that the transcription and translation of the contents of compact discs was a humongous task that may take three to four months to complete
MS Dhoni Directed To Pay Rs 10 Lakh By Madras High Court; Know Why
Chennai: Former Team India captain and Chennai Super Kings legend M S Dhoni has been asked to cough up Rs 10 lakh in a defamation suit filed by him! Dhoni’s defamation suit, against retired IPS officer G Sampathkumar, sought Rs 100 crore as damages for allegedly linking the cricketer to the 2013 IPL betting scam. The Madras High Court has now directed the cricketer to pay Rs 10 lakh towards translation of content related to the case. Justice R N…
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