The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to journalist Priya Ramani on an appeal filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar against the dismissal of criminal defamation case against her by a trial court.
The verdict in the defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani by former minister MJ Akbar has resulted in one of the more enlightened judgments in recent times. It is a huge shot in the arm against the virus of male sexual harassment.
In the wake of MeToo, Priya Ramani took to Twitter to allege that Akbar sexually harassed her when she was called to Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel for a job interview in 1993
In a surprising development, a Delhi High court on Tuesday transferred a criminal defamation case filed by former State for External Affairs MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani to the court of the principal district and sessions judge after hearing it for two years.