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.
While acquitting journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by the man she accused of being her harasser, a Delhi Court on Wednesday said that a woman has the right to put her grievances even after decades and that right of .
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.
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Indian women capable, only require freedom and equality, says Delhi court while dismissing defamation case against Priya Ramani ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 22:22 IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): While dismissing the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani, a Delhi Court on Wednesday said Indian women are capable, the way should be paved for them to excel, and they only require freedom and equality.
The glass ceiling will not prevent Indian women as a road block for their advancement in society if equal opportunity and social protection are given to them, the court said.