Chennai, Oct. 14 -- A Division Bench of Madras High Court today evening reserved orders on the appeal preferred by retiredIPS Officer Sampath Kumar challenging a Single Judge order declining to reject the defamation suit filed by cricket icon MS Dhoni against the former cop and others in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal.
After hearing the counsel for the cricketer and the former police officer, the Bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and M Jothiraman, reserved the order.
The case pertains to the 2014 libel suit filed by Dhoni against Zee Media Corporation, Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor and Business Headof Zee News, Kumar and News Nation Network Pvt. Ltd, seeking Rs 100 crore in damages for linking him to the IPL betting scandal.
Earl...