A Delhi court has issued a production warrant against Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar in cross-defamation cases filed by her and Khadi and Village Industries Commission chairman V.K. Saxena.

Metropolitan Magistrate Ashok Kumar issued the warrant directing the Narmada jail authorities to produce her before the court on September 21, which is the next date of hearing.

Exemption was sought


Earlier, the proxy counsel for the activist had sought exemption from personal appearance, stating that Ms. Patkar had been arrested by the Indore Police last week and sent to the Narmada jail.

Mr. Saxena’s counsel, however, opposed the plea arguing that she had repeatedly been absent from court proceedings. The counsel also apprised the court of the non-bailable warrant issued against Ms. Patkar and the imposition of a cost of ?10,000 on her in the matter earlier.