A Ranchi courtroom on Wednesday directed {that a} summons be issued to former enterprise companions of ex-Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni in a dishonest case.
Dhoni filed a case in opposition to his former enterprise companions accusing them of duping him of round Rs 16 crore by not honouring a contract to ascertain cricket academies, in line with the cricketer’s lawyer.
The order to subject summons was handed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class.
The case was filed in October 2023 in opposition to two administrators of an organization below Section 406 (prison breach of belief) and 420 (dishonest) of the IPC, Dhoni’s lawyer Dayanand Singh advised PTI.
He claimed that the 2 have opened academies in eight to 10 locations in Dhoni’s identify with out sharing cash with the cricketer, inflicting losses of Rs 16 crore to the previous India skipper.
“Cognisance has been taken. The court has directed issuance of summons to the accused persons,” Singh stated.
The administrators of the corporate allegedly approached Dhoni in 2017 to ascertain cricket academies in India and overseas. Initially, it was agreed that the cricketer would obtain the total franchise charge and that income can be shared on a 70:30 foundation between Dhoni and the companions, he claimed.
The companions had been accused of establishing academies with out Dhoni’s data and with out making any fee to him.
The authority letter offered to them was revoked on August 15, 2021, Singh added.
Despite this, they allegedly continued to arrange cricket academies and sports activities complexes in Dhoni’s identify with out sharing any info or cash with him.
Legal notices had been served to them twice for violating the settlement norms.
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