New Delhi, May 21 -- Delhi-based commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra undertakes before the Delhi High court to take down allegedly sexually abusive social media posts against digital news platform Newslaundry's women employees, within five hours after the latter filed the Rs.2 crore defamation suit.

This bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav warned for issuing directions for registration of FIR, opining that the choice of the words are impermissible in civilised society.

"While going through the nature of the language used by the defendant, the court was the prima facie opinion that it is not permissible in any civilised society and was about to pass interim order. However, Mr. Jai Anant Dehadrai appears for the defendants and he conten...