'Akbar's defamation case against Ramani: Trial vitiated if found that ACMM has no jurisdiction

The District and Sessions Judge of the Rouse Avenue Court will pronounce, on October 22, its order on the transfer of criminal defamation suit filed by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani to another court after the presiding judge refused to hear the matter due to jurisdictional issue. On Tuesday, at the last leg of the matter, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja said: "There has been a direction from the Supreme Court. This case has to be placed before the District and Sessions Judge for further directions. This court will deal with cases against MP and MLAs." While hearing the matter on Wednesday, District and Sessions Judge Sujata Kohli said that the notification in this regard was passed long back in 2018 and the case was filed in that year but none of the officers or counsel took note of it and the case continued. (IANS)

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