India, May 12 -- The Madras high court has refused to review an order permitting cricketer MS Dhoni to raise interrogatories (formal written questions) to the television channel News Nation in connection with a Rs.100 crore defamation suit. Dhoni filed the suit in 2014 against News Nation and others for linking him with the Indian Premier League (IPL) match fixing controversy.

On May 9, Justice AA Nakkiran dismissed News Nation's application seeking a review of the court's order granting the cricketer permission for the interrogatories. The channel claimed its former counsel inadvertently consented to the interrogatories without consulting his client.

Dhoni filed the defamation suit against News Nation, Zee Media, and Indian Police Serv...