India, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by social activist Medha Patkar seeking permission to examine an additional witness in a 25-year-old defamation case against Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. The court allowed her to withdraw the appeal.

Patkar had approached the top court against the Delhi High Court's July 29 order, which upheld a trial court decision rejecting her request to examine another witness in the case.

Indicating its reluctance to interfere, a bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma urged both sides to consider drawing the case to a close.

"Move on. Why do you want to carry this case? We have already closed this case on merits. But with due respect to both...