Activist Medha Patkar's Sentencing In Defamation Case Reserved For July 1

Medha Patkar and VK Saxena have been locked in a legal tussle since 2000 after she filed a suit against him for publishing advertisements against her and the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).

A court in Delhi today reserved for July 1 its order on the quantum of sentence against activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena when he headed an NGO in Gujarat.

Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma reserved the order after noting that the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) submitted a victim impact report (VIR).

The report is prepared after the conviction of an accused to assess the quantum of loss suffered by the victim.