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Delhi Court Sentences Medha Patkar To 5 Months Imprisonment In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena, Orders To Pay Rs 10 Lakh Damages
Nupur Thapliyal
1 July 2024 4:36 PM IST
A Delhi Court on Monday sentenced Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar to 5 months simple imprisonment in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001. VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Court said that excessive punishment is not being imposed on Patkar looking at her age and medical ailments. The judge said that the...
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Nupur Thapliyal
Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital
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