What is the judgment in the MJ Akbar case?

In the ongoing legal battle between journalists MJ Akbar and Priya Ramani, the former denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him as "false," during a court hearing. On Thursday in Delhi, Akbar, who is also a former Union Minister, claimed Ramani's #MeToo accusation was "defamatory," and had instigated other women and the media to make statements about him that allegedly harmed his reputation.

What is Priya Ramani's allegation against MJ Akbar?

Represented by advocate Rebecca John, Ramani had made her final submissions on December 18 (during the last hearing) with regard to her allegations against Akbar of sexual misconduct from 20 years ago. Her issue first came to public light during India’s #MeToo wave in 2018 when she tweeted about it. Akbar, on Thursday, said before the court that it was this tweet that had led to others making allegedly false statements about him.

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#MeToo: MJ Akbar Refutes Priya Ramani’s Allegations As “False, Defamatory” At Hearing

Akbar, has also claimed that Ramani disrespected India’s legal system by tweeting about the alleged #MeToo incident so many years after it happened and raised doubts over the journalist not having sought legal redressal.