hc holds order on medha patkar's plea in defamation case
New Delhi, July 16 -- Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Tuesday opposed activist Medha Patkar's plea before the Delhi High Court challenging her conviction and sentencing in a 2001 criminal defamation case, contending that she had played an active role in authorising the contents of a press release alleging that a cheque issued by his NGO had bounced.
A bench of justice Shailender Kaur reserved its verdict on Patkar's challenge to the sessions court's April 2 order upholding her conviction. Saxena, represented by advocate Gajender Kumar, argued that while Patkar may not have been the convener of the web portal where the press release was uploaded - she was closely linked to it.While reserving its decision, the court clarified that its interi...
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