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A Delhi court on Friday, May 24, convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case lodged against her by Delhi L-G and former Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman V K Saxena.Patkar and Saxena have been embroiled in a legal battle since 2000 after she filed a suit against him for publishing advertisements against her and the NBA. Saxena was then the chief of an Ahmedabad-based NGO, National Council for Civil Liberties.“The accused's statements, calling the complainant a coward, not a patriot, and alleging his involvement in hawala transactions, were not only Defamatory per-se but also crafted to incite negative perceptions,” the court noted.Saxena, in turn, had filed two cases against her for making derogatory remarks against him on a TV channel and issuing a defamatory press statement against him.

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National :Narmada Bachao Andolan Activist Medha Patkar Convicted in Defamation Case Filed By Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena

A Delhi court on Friday, May 24, convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case ... ...