Last Updated:January 25, 2026, 04:45 IST Saxena, now Delhi Lieutenant Governor, alleged that Patkar had made unsubstantiated and defamatory remarks regarding his organisation’s involvement in the Sardar Sarovar Project Saxena claimed that the statements by Patkar (above) were crafted to tarnish his reputation and public standing. File pic/PTI A Delhi court on Saturday acquitted social activist Medha Patkar in a two-decade-old criminal defamation case. The complaint was filed by the current Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, and dates back to 2006, when he headed the National Council of Civil Liberties (NCCL). The verdict, delivered by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma at the Saket Courts, concluded that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The court noted several critical evidentiary gaps, primarily the failure to produce the original video footage or the device used to record the allegedly defamatory statements. The case stemmed from a televised interview on April 20, 2006. Saxena alleged that Patkar had made unsubstantiated and defamatory remarks regarding his organisation’s involvement in the Sardar Sarovar Project. He claimed …