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Hearing in MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani to begin before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra K Pandey.

Case is at the stage of rebuttal by Akbar. Ramani has concluded her defense.

#MeToo #PriyaRamani #MJAkbar #Metooindia

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Your honor will give three hours to me today? : Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra for @mjakbar
Today is court is for physical hearing. I will only give 1 hour. Parties will have to come for physical hearing whenever listed : Judge

I have some medical issue..I will not be able to come for physical hearing: Senior Adv Luthra
Can I be give 1-2 hours tomorrow (when court is for virtual hearing): Luthra
We can do it on January 21. Only one hour today for virtual hearing. My duty is for physical hearing: Judge
You can continue on January 21 : Judge
Ma'am Rebecca John is available after January 23: Adv Bhavook Chauhan
She has no right to argue as rebuttal of rebuttal : Luthra

Court has given that opportunity: Chauhan
An attempt is being made to deprive accused of right to defend herself by making substantial arguments in rejoinder: Chauhan
We'll keep one day for submissions after your submissions: Judge

Let that day be January 21. Why is my friend not specifying the date: Luthra
After ma'am Luthra finishes, I will tell the date accordingly: Chauhan
We will definitely time to you, Mr Chauhan. I will give short dates: Judge
Luthra expresses her displeasure at the accused counsel interrupting her.

The hearing will be short today because I don't have time. Please continue: Judge
All documents have to be in original and proved by the author: Luthra
Luthra refers to caselaws.
When I read Nilofer's evidence whose testimony is hearsay and inadmissible, she refers to the tweets and messages Ramani on WhatsApp. There is a WhatsApp photo. There is no original: Luthra
Photo is on phone gallery.. it is in jpg form. If you have to give the original, you have to produce the phone and gallery. Both were not done : Luthra
She is not an eye witness. It is fabricated. She is an interested witness: Luthra
You can either do primary or secondary evidence.. I can't understand that after 30 years you are producing something like this and calling it res Gestae: Luthra
Luthra reads Nilofer's message.

There is no contemporaneous evidence: Luthra
This is a photo which shows it is cropped : Luthra
Luthra refers to a judgement on authentication of stored electronic information.
The photo has to be from the jpg folder of the mobile. The marking and exhibition is only for identification: Luthra
The original document has to be filed.. photocopy can be only under section 65 circumstances.. : Luthra
How can something that is statutory and mandated by Evidence Act be given a go by when a court days that if something is exhibited, it doesn't mean it is proved : Luthra
There was no opposition to my documents. They agreed to them being exhibited: Luthra
I oppose the exhibition and authenticity their documents which can be only proved by the author : Luthra
You may give more judgements: Judge
The moment something is cropped, it is tampered and cannot be secondary evidence and becomes inadmissible: Luthra
Luthra refers to a judgement.
Taking a document is possible when other party doens't object. We have objected: Luthra
The document has to be proved by the author: Luthra
I'm attacking all documents exhibited by defense as none are admissible: Luthra
Luthra reads a judgement.
They are not satisfying Section 65B nor requirements of primary evidence: Luthra
Their certificate is not in satisfaction of section 65b law : Luthra
Luthra reads Ramani's testimony.

It becomes curiouser and curiouser. She wrote an article without naming anyone because it was a a piece of fiction: Luthra
What happened in 2018 that brought public interest when none existed in 2017. She could have spoken up at Vishakha's time it Tarun Tejpal when she wrote an article titled sorry boss we found our voice : Luthra
Where is the element of truth and veracity: Luthra
You said didn't name him because he didn't do anything. The tweet doens't say that I'm saying all this because so many women are speaking up: Luthra
There is no public interest. There is no good faith. There is just some other motive. It is not for me to state it : Luthra
It is vindictive and actuated out of malice. The fact is your can just spoil a person's reputation : Luthra
The kind of investigation that she has done has to be seen from a very keen eye: Luthra
This becomes more and more fabricated : Luthra as she reads Ramani's statement on the entire article not being on Akbar.
Luthra continues to read the testimony.
Both in the article and the tweet and her evidence and explanation, what is the so called basis for her allegations? : Luthra
When an imputation is made..there is no naming anyone for any empirical investigation. There is no evidence: Luthra
The explanation for "predator" is her own experience.. the meaning of the word is q person who has propensity for violent sexual behaviour. : Luthra
What she said does not mean predator. Many people in positions of hierarchy are more powerful but you can't call them a predator: Luthra
There are many words to describe a junior-senior relationship. You cannot turn around and say that you are calling a person media's biggest predator : Luthra
She passes it off.. you are a journalist. You have to be responsible. You should know the meaning. Open the English dictionary and see the meaning. You can't write as if without any sense of responsibility or accountability: Luthra
We all have responsibility for what we say or do. We have to have a verification. We have to gige accountability: Luthra
I can't call anyone anything and come to the court of law.. that I assigned a different meaning to the word : Luthra
We have to see what was the truth about calling Akbar media's biggest sexual predator : Luthra
Is doesn't matter what people say post facto. Harm is done by the man who instigates and ignites the first flame : Luthra
We will continue on January 21 : Judge
Will give time from 11 am till lunch : Judge
Luthra urges court to assign date for Senior Advocate Rebecca John's submissions.

I am giving January 21 and 23: Judge
I can tell date right now. 27th after lunch : Chauhan
We'll keep it for 21st at 11 am and 23rd post lunch. Will keep 27th also in case there are any remaining arguments: Judge
Hearing adjourned.
Counsel points out that January 23 is a physical hearing date.

We'll adjust. Today was also a physical hearing day: Judge

Hearing over.
Harm done by person who ignites the first flame: Geeta Luthra for MJ Akbar argues before Delhi Court in defamation case against Priya Ramani

#PriyaRamani @IndiaMeToo @mjakbar #metoo
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