Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Apr 8 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday ordered social activist Medha Patkar to be released on probation of good conduct for a period of one year in a decades-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vishal Singh of the Saket … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Social activist Medha Patkar got relief on Tuesday from a Delhi court in a decades-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena as it changed the jail term to a year’s probation and reduced the fine imposed on her from Rs 10 lakh … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by activist Medha Patkar challenging her conviction in a criminal defamation case initiated against her by V.K. Saxena, now Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, back in 2001. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vishal Singh of the Saket Court … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In a major relief to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, a Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an application of social worker Medha Patkar to examine an additional witness in her defamation case against him, terming her application “a deliberate attempt to delay the trial”. The 24-year-old … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday turned down activist Medha Patkar’s plea to introduce a new witness in her defamation case against Delhi LG V.K. Saxena. Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma of the Saket Courts said that Patkar’s application appeared to be a “deliberate attempt … Read more
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) Eminent environmental activist Medha Patkar’s visit to a house in an area near the Musi River in Hyderabad sent the police into a tizzy on Monday. Scores of police personnel reached a house in Shankar Nagar, Old Malakpet area following information about her presence. Her visit set off speculations that she … Read more