Medha Patkar sentenced to 5-month simple imprisonment in defamation case by VK Saxena
India | July 01, 2024 17:04 ISTDelhi's Saket Court also directed Medha Patkar to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to VK Saxena.
Delhi's Saket Court also directed Medha Patkar to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to VK Saxena.
Delhi LG VK Saxena had filed the case against Medha Patkar in November 2000 when he was the president of the National Council of Civil Liberties over a "defamatory" press release issued against him by the activist.
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The Mumbai Regional Passport Office has sought the external affairs ministry's nod to prosecute Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar for not disclosing criminal cases against her in her passport application.
The RPO notice was issued to Patkar on October 18, asking her why her passport should not be impounded for not disclosing criminal cases pending against her while seeking the document, an official said.
The passport officials have sought her explanation within 10 days from the date of this communication failing which action would be taken.
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New Delhi: Social activist Medha Patkar today formally resigned from AAP and termed ouster of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the party's national executive (NE) as ‘not justifiable, questionable and condemnable'.Patkar had announced her
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal threatened to resign from his post and lashed out at its founder-members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav during his speech in National Council
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan, who was expelled from the party's National Executive today along with Yogendra Yadav, may move the court against the decision of the National Council.Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav,
New Delhi: Social activist-turned-Aam Aadmi Party politician Medha Patkar today resigned from primary membership of the party in protest against the expulsion of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from National Executive of AAP.Announcing her resignation,
New Delhi: Flagged off by social activist Anna Hazare, a march of around 5000 farmers has begun from Haryana today. Over the next four days, they will be walking to Jantar Mantar in Delhi against
Jaipur: Activist Medha Patkar today alleged that leaders and officials from Japan and China were visiting India as they want land to be reserved for them in the country.“Why Japanese officials and Chinese President are
Kolkata: Social activist Medha Patkar Friday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must "stop" changes in the land acquisition act, slated to be brought in by the Narendra Modi-led central government.Ahead of her meeting
Ahmedabad: Social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar was here yesterday cross-examined by the defence lawyer in the 2002 Sabarmati Ashram assault case.The cross-examination lasted for five hours. BJP youth wing president Amit
Pune: Social activist Medha Patkar today claimed that Lavasa lake city region near here too faced a threat of landslide, similar to the one that flattened the Malin village in Ambegaon tehsil in the district
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