Social activist Medha Patkar has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging her conviction in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
The case dates back to 2001, when Saxena accused Patkar of publishing defamatory statements about him.
The Saket District court on Wednesday dismissed social activist Medha Patkar's appeal against her conviction in the defamation case of 2001. The court has ordered her to appear physically for sentencing on April 8, 2025.
Social activist Medha Patkar has challenged the trial court order not allowing her to examine Nandita Narrain as a witness in a defamation case against LG V K Saxena.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Minister Parvesh Verma and BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Wednesday inspected the work of covering the Sunheri Pul drain near Lodhi Road.
"We have been trying to get people's opinion on the Budget of developed Delhi since day one. Today, we specially called the MLAs and listened to them, they sent us the suggestions they took from the public. Delhi's Budget will be prepared with these suggestions. Delhi's Budget is very import
"Our top priority is to prevent waterlogging during the monsoon, and the work is being carried out on a war footing. Additionally, we will seek written updates from MLAs regarding the progress of desilting drains and sewage management," the CM said.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the Sunehari Pulla Depot along with Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and PWD Minister Parvesh Verma. Earlier, Gupta visited and examined the Barapulla drain on Sunday.
After the inspection, Rekha Gupta interacted with the reporters and said that the previous governments never took these drains seriously. She said that they were never cleaned, and the agencies were unclear as to who would clean them.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, along with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Wednesday chaired the meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to assess the hazard vulnerability and risk assessment of the national capital, among other things.