New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Saket court acquitted incumbent Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena in a defamation case filed by social activist Medha Patkar. She had filed the case against V K Saxena more than 20 years ago.

This case pertains to an advertisement published by the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) in 2000, and it was headed by V K Saxena as its president at the time.

It was submitted on behalf of LG Saxena that the publication, prima facie, is not defamatory; a bare perusal of the advertisement clearly shows that it was issued in the public interest by NCCL.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Raghav Sharma acquitted V K Saxena, giving him the benefit of doubts.

The court said, "The allegations are not proved beyon...