Delhi LG VK Saxena Acquitted in 20-Year-Old Defamation Case by Medha Patkar

• Delhi LG VK Saxena has been acquitted by a Saket court in a defamation case filed by social activist Medha Patkar over 20 years ago.
• The case stemmed from an advertisement published in 2000 by the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), then headed by Saxena.
• The advertisement reproduced documents related to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), which Patkar alleged was false and defamatory.
• Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma acquitted Saxena, citing that the allegations were not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
• The court recently also acquitted Medha Patkar in a separate defamation case filed by VK Saxena, highlighting a series of legal battles between them.

Why It Matters: Delhi LG VK Saxena was acquitted in a two-decade-old defamation case filed by Medha Patkar.