MS DHONI TO DELHI HIGH COURT: DEFAMATION SUIT FILED BY FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER MIHIR DIWAKAR NOT MAINTAINABLE

The Delhi High Court in the case Mihir Diwakar & Anr. v. Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Ors observed and has informed that the defamation suit filed against him by his former business partner Mihir Diwakar is not maintainable.

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In the present case, the suit has been filed by the Diwakar and his wife to restrain Dhoni from publishing defamatory and malicious statements against them alleging that the duo illegally gained Rs.15 crores from the cricketer.

In the present case, the suit has been filed against Meta, X (formerly Twitter), Google, YouTube and 30 media houses and web portals.

The bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing the present case.

The counsel appearing for Dhoni's submitted before the court that the suit was not maintainable against his client and that the cricketer had merely filed a case against Diwakar in Ranchi.

Further, the counsel submitted that the said petition is not maintainable against me and I have just filed a case in Ranchi.