Overview
- Justice R. N. Manjula directed Dhoni to deposit the sum in the Chief Justice’s Relief Fund on or before March 12, 2026.
- The court held that the plaintiff must bear the expense, fixing ₹10 lakh as the charge for engaging the High Court’s interpreter and a typist.
- The interpreter reported the task as extensive, requiring three to four months of dedicated work, with the court instructing completion before the third week of March.
- The ₹100 crore suit, filed in 2014, names Zee Media, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired IPS officer G. Sampath Kumar and News Nation over 2013 IPL-related broadcasts and debates.
- The trial moves forward after years of interim delays, with an advocate commissioner appointed to record Dhoni’s evidence at an alternate venue due to security concerns, and the matter listed for March 12.