The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking to restrain activists of the Narmada Bachao Andolan from making defamatory statements against the developer of the Maheshwar hydroelectric project on the river Narmada. The appeal was filed by Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corp Ltd (SMHPC), a sister concern of textile company S Kumars, which is constructing the Maheshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district.
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