New Delhi, July 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld activist Medha Patkar's conviction in a defamation case filed by Delhi LG V K Saxena.

Justice Shalinder Kaur ruled that the trial court's decision, which Patkar had challenged, showed no signs of legal error and did not warrant any intervention.

LG Saxena had filed the case 23 years ago when he was heading an NGO in Gujarat.

The Delhi High Court noted that the order by the trial court required 'no interference'.

"Upon perusal this court finds no illegality in the order (by trial court) and requires no interference, and accordingly dismissed," Justice Kaur said, during the case hearing.

Medha Patkar was convicted and sentenced in a defamation case filed by the incumbent LG, ...