DELHI COURT CONVICTS MEDHA PATKAR IN DEFAMATION CASE FILED BY LG VK SAXENA

The Delhi Court in the case observed and has convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in the criminal defamation case which is lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in the year 2001.

VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. The Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma of Saket Courts convicted Patkar for the offence committed of criminal defamation as it is stated under section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, IPC.

In the present case, Saxena filed the case against Patkar in the year 2001. Saxena then was the Chief of Ahmedabadbased NGO National Council for Civil Liberties.

Therefore, Saxena filed the case against Patkar for defaming him in a press note dated November 25, 2000, titled 'true face of patriot.' It has also been stated before the court by Patkar that 'VK Saxena, the one who is pained by the Hawala transactions himself came to Malegaon, praised NBA and give a cheque for an amount of Rs. 40,000.

Therefore, the Lok Samiti naively and promptly sent the receipt and the letter, which shows honesty and good record keeping than anything else and but the cheque could not be encashed and got bounced.

On enquiry, the bank reported that the account does not exist. Further, Patkar stated that Saxena was a coward and not a patriot.