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A Delhi tribunal connected Thursday acquitted Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena successful a defamation lawsuit filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan activistic Medha Patkar, noting that the complainant had failed to beryllium charges against the accused.
The acquittal bid was pronounced by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma of Saket Court.
Later successful the day, the L-G office, successful a release, stated the acquittal was “a large judicial triumph for Mr. Saxena successful the 25-year-old case, pending since 2000”.
Ms. Patkar and Mr. Saxena person been locked successful a ineligible tussle since 2000, aft she moved tribunal against him for publishing advertisements against her and the ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’.
Mr. Saxena, who past headed an Ahmedabad-based NGO named ‘Council for Civil Liberties’, had besides filed 2 cases against Ms. Patkar successful 2001 for making derogatory remarks against him connected a TV transmission and issuing a defamatory property statement.
A Court present past week acquitted Ms. Patkar successful a defamation lawsuit filed by Mr Saxena.
