HC puts off MK Akbar's plea against trial court order to May 5

March 25, 2021 13:38

The Delhi high court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the petition of former Union minister MJ Akbar challenging a trial court order which had dismissed the criminal defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani over allegations of sexual harassment.

The bench of Justice Mukta Gupta adjourned the matter to May 5 as the concerned bench did not assemble today.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey, while passing the trial court order on February 17, had said that 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 roadblock for their advancement in society if equal opportunity and social protection are given to them," the court said.

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