MS Dhoni faces defamation suit filed by his former business partners in Delhi High Court

A defamation suit has been filed against former India captain MS Dhoni him by his two former business partners in the Delhi High Court. The Delhi HC will hear the case on 29 January and on Thursday it asked its registry to inform Dhoni about the defamation suit which has been filed against the cricketer.

The Hight Court asked its registrar to send an email to Dhoni and the law firm representing the Chennai Super Kings captain.

Justice Prathiba M Singh, before whom the plaint came up for hearing, was informed that Dhoni has not been served with the plea by the plaintiffs.

“It is deemed appropriate to direct intimation to defendant no. 1 (Dhoni) of filing of the present suit. Let the registry issue an email to defendant no. 1 at the email address. The intimation be also given at the law firm representing him,” the judge said.

The defamation suit has been filed by Dhoni’s former business partners Mihir Diwakar and his wife Soumya Das who have approached the High Court seeking a permanent injunction and damages against Dhoni, several social media platforms and media houses and thereby restraining them from making, publishing, circulating per se defamatory, ex facie false and malicious statements against them.

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