The case was filed against her in 2003

The case was filed against her in 2003

The case was filed against her in 2003

Delhi court on Friday convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged by Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena against her. 

Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma found Patkar guilty of criminal defamation.

The activist may get a jail term of two years or a fine or both as the punishment. 

Since 2000, a legal battle has been ongoing between Patkar and Saxena after the former filed a complaint against the latter for publishing advertisements against her and the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). He was then the chief of the Ahmedabad-based NGO National Council for Civil Liberties. 

Saxena had also filed two cases against her for making derogatory remarks against him on a TV channel and issuing a defamatory press statement.

(More details awaited)

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