: MJ Akbar moves Delhi HC against journalist Priya Ramani’s acquittal in criminal defamation case #IndiaNEWS Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the acquittal

MJ Akbar moves Delhi HC against journalist Priya Ramani’s acquittal in criminal defamation case #IndiaNEWS
Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case, reported Bar and Bench. On February 17, a court in Delhi had acquitted Ramani in the defamation case filed by Akbar. Ramani had accused Akbar of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement in India in 2018.The plea is listed for hearing before Justice Mukta Gupta on Thursday.#Breaking: MJ Akbar has moved the Delhi High Court in appeal against the acquittal of Priya Ramani in his criminal defamation case. Hearing in the appeal tomorrow before Justice Mukta Gupta. @mjakbar @IndiaMeToo #MeToo #PriyaRamani pic.twitter.com/kdBq7gm52K— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) March 24, 2021 Following the allegations in 2018, Akbar resigned from the Union Council of Ministers and filed a defamation case against her.A timeline of the case from October 2018Ramani had first made the allegations about an incident of sexual harassment by an acclaimed newspaper editor in an article in Vogue India in 2017. She identified Akbar as that editor during the #MeToo movement in October 2018.The Patiala House Court summoned Ramani as an accused in January 2019 after Akbar filed the defamation case against her. In February 2019, she was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 10,000.In May 2019, Akbar denied meeting Ramani in a hotel room where she alleged he had...Read more

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