Delhi: A Delhi court issued a non-bailable warrant on Wednesday against controversial NGO operator Medha Patkar after she failed to meet the conditions of her release on probation. Patkar had been convicted in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena. The court had ordered her to deposit a bond of ₹25,000 and compensation of ₹1 lakh by April 23, but she failed to comply. Patkar was sentenced to five months of imprisonment and fined in May 2024. Additional Sessions...Read More

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted NGO operator Medha Patkar one year of probation in a 24-year-old defamation case filed by current Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of the Saket court ruled that the offense was not serious enough for imprisonment and released her on probation for good conduct. The court also reduced the fine imposed on the 70-year-old Narmada Bachao Andolan leader from ₹10 lakh to ₹1 lakh, to be paid to Saxena. The ca...Read More

New Delhi: A local court has rejected controversial NGO operator Medha Patkar’s application to introduce and examine an additional witness in her ongoing defamation case against Delhi Lieutenant-Governor (LG) V. K. Saxena. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Raghav Sharma of Saket Court ruled that the plea appeared to be a strategic attempt to delay proceedings rather than a genuine necessity. The court stressed that allowing such requests without valid justification could set a precedent ...Read More

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday adjourned the hearing of an appeal by activist Medha Patkar, challenging her five-month jail sentence in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh postponed the hearing until November 14, as Patkar's counsel had not yet completed their arguments. On Friday, advocate Sri Devi represented Patkar, while advocates Gajinder Kumar and Chandrashekhar appeared for Saxena. Last month, Saxena filed a repl...Read More

New Delhi: Delhi court has sentenced a controversial NGO operator Medha Patkar to five months imprisonment in a 23-year-old criminal defamation case filed by Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena. Patkar is ordered to pay ₹10 lakh in compensation to Saxena. The court, however, temporarily suspended her sentence using section 389(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure until August 1, enabling her to file an appeal against the decision. A court had convicted Medha Patkar on May 24th in this defamation...Read More

Delhi: A local court today convicted Medha Patkar, leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, in a defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena. The verdict was delivered by Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma. According to the law, Patkar could face up to two years in prison, a monetary fine, or both as a result of the conviction. The case, initiated in 2006, underwent proceedings in a Delhi court. Magistrate Sharma emphasized the significance of reputation, highlighting its impact on personal, ...Read More

Dhoraji: Prime Minister Modi is on a three-day campaign visit to Gujarat. While addressing the public meeting in Dhoraji, PM attacked congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his Padyatra with NGO operator Medha Patkar. PM Modi said, "Pandit Nehru had laid the foundation stone of the dam but I was the one who inaugurated it because so many people tried to stall Sardar Sarovar Project for decades. You might have seen a photo yesterday in news, a leader from the Congress party, was walking with the lad...Read More

Gandhinagar: Medha Patkar, a controversial foreign-funded NGO operator who spearheaded the campaign against Gujarat's lifeline Sardar Sarovar Project, who blocked the fund for the Sardar Sarovar dam and stalled the progress of extremely crucial Narmada Yojana for years, joined 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra. The Congress party's 'Bharat Jodo' twitter handle described Medha Patkar as one who is involved in social welfare. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (B...Read More

અમદાવાદઃ છેલ્લા થોડા સમયથી ગુજરાતમાં એક એવી વાત ફેલાયેલી છે કે, કેજરીવાલ ગુજરાતમાં આમ આદમી પાર્ટીના મુખ્યપ્રધાનપદના ઉમેદવાર તરીકે મેધા પાટકરને પ્રોજેક્ટ કરવા માગે છે. મેધા પાટકરે કેટલાય �...Read More

Gandhinagar: Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal during an interaction with media persons dodged the question regarding NGO operator Medha Patkar as AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate in Gujarat in upcoming State assembly elections. During the event when a journalist asked Kejriwal about BJP’s claim that AAP wants Medha Patkar's entry into politics through backdoor. Rather than simply denying or accepting the claim, Kejriwal dodged the question and said “they (BJP) wants to make Sonia J...Read More