By PTI
A Delhi court on May 24 convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena
Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma found Ms. Patkar guilty of criminal defamation.
A Delhi court on May 24 convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena
Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma found Ms. Patkar guilty of criminal defamation.
Under the relevant law, the activist may get a jail term of two years or fine or both as the punishment.
Ms. Patkar and Mr. Saxena have been locked in a legal battle since 2000 after she filed a suit against him for publishing advertisements against her and the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
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