India, May 21 -- Delhi-based defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra on Wednesday undertook before the Delhi high court to take down allegedly sexually abusive social media posts against digital news platform Newslaundry and its employees within five hours, after the court slammed him for his language saying that the "choice of words" are "impermissible in (a) civilized society."

"What you want? This kind of language! Whatever maybe the background... you may justify the background... but can this kind of language (be used) against women in (a) civilised society? Please immediately take it down," said justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav while hearing a petition filed by nine women employees of Newslaundry against Mitra over his allegedly sexuall...