Former IPS Officer Challenges Appointment of Advocate Commissioner to Record Dhoni’s Testimony in Defamation Case

Ex-IPS officer G. Sampath Kumar has filed a fresh appeal before the Madras High Court opposing the order to record MS Dhoni’s evidence through an advocate commissioner in the ₹100 crore defamation case. He argued that “all litigants must be treated equally and no privilege or priority must be given to the celebrities.”