: Friday, February 19, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
By opining there s no time limit for women to expose sexual predators, the court has unwittingly upheld #MeToo, says Olav Albuquerque
Journalist Priya Ramani with her lawyer Rebecca John on February 17 in New Delhi
Ironicallly, the M J Akbar defamation case has destroyed his reputation, with a Delhi magistrateâs court conceding Priya Ramaniâs defence that the former minister did not have a âsterling reputationâ after 16 women had accused him of misbehaving with them. A woman has the right to put out her story (about sexual harassment) in public even after decades, the court opined, unwittingly upholding the âMe Tooâ movement which began in 2006 and reached India in 2018.
Updated Feb 17, 2021 · 07:24 pm Journalist Priya Ramani (left) with her lawyer Rebecca John at Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi after the verdict. | Scroll.in/Vijayta Lalwani
A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in the defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar,
Bar and Bench reported. Ramani had accused Akbar of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement in India in 2018.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey, while reading out the judgement said that a woman has the right to “put her grievance even after decades”, also noting that the Vishakha guidelines were not relevant at the time of the alleged incident.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar.
A Delhi Court on Wednesday acquitted Journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar for accusing him of sexual misconduct.