Chennai, Aug. 11 -- The Madras High Court today appointed an Advocate Commissioner for
recording of evidences and ordered commencement of trial in the Rs 100-crore defamation suit
filed by iconic cricketer, former Indian skipper and CSK leader M.S. Dhoni for dragging his name
in the IPL betting scam.
Hearing the plea after taking a sworn affidavit filed by Dhoni's counsel on record, Mr Justice
C.V. Karthikeyan appointed an advocate commissioner--to be named from the list available
with the court--to record the evidence of the cricketer in Chennai between October 20 and
December 10 this year.
He also ordered the commencement of trial in the case.
The defamation suit was filed by Dhoni in 2014 against Zee Media Corporation, journalist...