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Delhi L-G VK Saxena acquitted in two-decade-old defamation case by activist Medha Patkar
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Delhi L-G VK Saxena acquitted in two-decade-old defamation case by activist Medha Patkar Patkar, who was the face of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), had sued Saxena over an advertisement published in a national daily in 2000 by the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL).
New Delhi:Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday was acquitted by a court in national capital's Saket in a two-decade-old defamation case that was filed against him by social activist Medha Patkar.
In her complaint, Patkar stated that the advertisement, titled 'True face of Ms Medha Patkar and her Narmada Bachao Andolan', was 'false' and 'defamatory'.
Patkar acquitted in defamation case by SaxenaAmid the ongoing legal tussle between the two, the Saket court had acquitted Patkar in a defamation case filed by Saxena earlier this month.
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