SC gives Patkar time to respond to affidavit opposing her plea

Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar sought four weeks time from the Supreme Court to respond to the affidavit filed by the head of an NGO.

Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar on Monday sought four weeks time from the Supreme Court to respond to the affidavit filed by the head of an NGO opposing her plea for transfer of trial in a criminal defamation case against her from Ahmedabad to Delhi.

A Bench comprising Justices V S Sirpurkar and B Sudershan Reddy accepted the plea of Patkar seeking the time to respond to the affidavit of V K Saxena who has opposed the shifting of the trial from a court in Ahmedabad to Delhi alleging the NBA leader has concealed facts while pursuing the defamation case.

When the matter came up for hearing,her counsel informed the Bench that a letter has been circulated for adjourning the matter.

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Saxena,President of Ahmedabad-based NGO National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL),had filed the case against Patkar for her alleged defamatory remarks during a television debate pertaining to Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).

Patkar,a Magsaysay award winner,has sought transfer of the case to Delhi,contending the apex court had earlier shifted the proceedings of another defamation case filed in Ahmedabad against her by Saxena. It is pending before a Metropolitan Magistrate’s court here.

The activist charged it was the NCCL president who had made several defamatory allegations against her and NBA in the television programme in which both had participated over telephone.

She has sought a transfer of the trial contending there was a threat to her because of her stand against the Sardar Sarovar Project.

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