Chennai, June 12: The Madras High Court on Monday decided to hear the contempt of court case filed by ace cricketer and former India captain M.S. Dhoni against Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer Sampath Kumar on Thursday.

Justices M. Sundar and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi told senior counsel P.R. Raman, representing Dhoni, and Advocate Perumbalavil Radhakrishnan, counsel for the IAS officer, that generally, the court hears the contempt of court case every Thursday and hence would hear this case also on June 15 which is a Thursday. Harbhajan Singh Attacks MS Dhoni in Latest Tweet? Former Cricketer Calls Out 'Captain's Worship in India,' Indian Cricket Fans React.

Dhoni had prayed the court to punish Sampath Kumar for the latter's remarks against the judiciary in his written statement filed in response to a Rs 100 crore defamation suit filed by the ace cricketer against the IPS officer for having named him in the IPL betting scam.

Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, R. Shanmugasundaram had granted permission to the cricketer as required under the Contempt of Courts Act to move his case petition.

Shanmugasundaram had granted permission after he was clear that the remarks made by the IPS officer in the written statement amounted to scandalising court proceedings.

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