MS Dhoni Approaches Supreme Court Against Amrapali Over INR 40 Crores Dues

The stalwart cricketer in Indian cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved Supreme Court in order to get his dues. He filed a case on Amrapali for not paying his dues despite the service being taken. Now, the company is in the loss and a lot of buyers alongside MS Dhoni also filed a case to get back their advance payments from the company.

The former skipper of the Indian cricket team was the brand ambassador for the debt-ridden Amrapali Group. He maintained it for six years from 2009. But, he was not paid the promised dues for services rendered when he resigned in 2016.

MS Dhoni attached the copies of agreements:

In his petition, the former skipper reportedly claimed that he was the face of the company for a long time, but he was not paid his dues for the services rendered. Further, he added the required documents of signing to press the case further.

Dhoni attached copies of his agreements with the builder along with his petition. He had signed various agreements with the Amrapali group in 2009 to promote the company as its brand ambassador and had granted exclusive rights to the builder to use his endorsement in marketing and public relations activities, The Times of India reported.

“The builder, Amrapali Group, owes an amount in excess of Rs 38.95 crores. In which Rs 22.53 crore is towards the principal amount. And, Rs 16.42 crore towards interest calculated at 18% simple interest per annum,” the Chennai Super Kings captain said.

“It was agreed that the firm will provide Amrapali Group with exclusive right to use his (Dhoni’s) endorsement. It will be in connection with the advertisements, marketing and PR activities. Also, it was categorically agreed that all the payments under the agreement were to be paid to the applicant (Dhoni) only.”

Incidentally, his wife was also associated with charity operations of the group. Dhoni had disassociated himself from Amrapali in April 2016 after being criticised by the fans for being the ambassador of such a low-grade company.

Last month the Supreme Court allowed the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police to arrest Amrapali group CMD Anil Sharma in a cheating case. They were arrested along with directors Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar. The bench of justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit also allowed Delhi Police to attach their assets.