In 2021, Dhoni had filed a defamation suit in the High Court against Sampath, a television media company and others over alleged malicious statements and news reports claiming that the cricketer had been involved in betting and match fixing of IPL matches in 2013. He had sought to restrain the defendants – including Kumar, who initially probed the IPL betting scam – from issuing or publishing defamatory statements against him related to the issue.
At the time, Justice S Tamilvanan, who has since retired, had granted an interim injunction restraining the defendants from making such statements or publishing them.
In his contempt plea, Dhoni said that in July this year, he had obtained the consent of the Tamil Nadu Advocate General to pursue contempt proceedings against Sampath. He thus urged the High Court to issue summons to Sampath.
Source: Barandbench
