Medha Patkar

Delhi Court Sentences Activist Medha Patkar To Five Months Imprisonment

01 Jul 2024

Delhi court on Monday sentenced Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar to five months of simple imprisonment in a defamation case brought by V K Saxena, now the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and former Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The Saket court, which presided over the...

Delhi Court Reserves Order In Activist Medha Patkar Defamation Case

07 Jun 2024

Delhi Court has reserved its order on the sentence against activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged by the city's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena till July 1 on Friday. While reserving the order, Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma had noted, that Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has given the victim...

Medha Patkar convicted in defamation case filed by LG

25 May 2024

The Saket District Court in Delhi on Friday convicted activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is now Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG). The Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). The court...