MS Dhoni's Contempt Plea: Madras HC Orders IPS Officer Sampath Kumar To Appear In Court On December 9

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered IPS officer G Sampath Kumar to appear in court on December 9 in a contempt petition filed by cricketer MS Dhoni.

The bench of Justice PN Prakash and Justice RMT Teekaa Raman ordered statutory notice when the matter was taken up today.

Dhoni had approached the court seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the IPS officer for allegedly making contemptuous remarks against the Supreme Court and Madras High Court in connection with the 2013 IPL scandal.

Dhoni, who has a pending suit against Kumar before the high court, has contended that the officer made disparaging and derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court and the Madras High Court which are "capable of shaking the faith of the common man in the judicial system".

After obtaining necessary consent from the office of the Advocate General, the cricketer filed the application seeking contempt action against Kumar.

Case Title: Mahendra Singh Dhoni v. G Sampath Kumar 

Case No: Contempt Petition 2361 of 2022