Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:41pm on 11 Aug 2025,Monday India
The Supreme Court has upheld activist Medha Patkar’s conviction in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in 2000. The case began after Patkar issued a press note criticising Saxena, then head of a group supporting the Sardar Sarovar Dam. A trial court had sentenced her to five months in jail and fined her ₹1 lakh. The apex court removed the fine but kept the conviction. Saxena claimed the note harmed his reputation among dam supporters. Patkar had argued that key witnesses were ignored and an email used as evidence was not legally certified.
