SAMAJA PARIVARTHANA SAMUDAYA . vs KARNATAKA S.P.C.B. . — C.A. No. 512/1998

Case Summary: Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya v. Karnataka S.P.C.B. Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on 17 December 2003. Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya had challenged the Karnataka High Court's dismissal of their public interest litigation against factory effluent discharge into the Tungabhadra River. The Court found the appellants' arguments lacking merit, holding that the mixed effluent quantities (42,000 cu.mts. per day combined from two factories) remained within permissible consent limits and complied with appellate authority directions. Result: Appeal dismissed with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.