NEW DELHI: After a year-long legal battle, Medha Patkar-led Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Tuesday got a major relief with the Supreme Court dismissing a PIL seeking a CBI probe against it for allegedly indulging in illegal activities and receiving foreign funds.

"In our view, material in petition show vague allegations and without proper foundation," a bench comprising Justices C K Thakkar and Altamas Kasbir said holding that "no case is made out for CBI probe".

The court also imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 on Gujarat based NGO National Council of Civil Liberties (NCCL) which had filed the petition seeking probe into the activities of NBA and its support groups.

NCCL alleged that NBA was acting at the behest of foreign powers and creating political instability in India with the funds received from abroad.

The NBA had strongly opposed the PIL and had even questioned its maintainability contending that it was filed to settle a personal score.

Though Patkar and CBI were named as parties in the PIL, they were not issued notices.

The NBA had alleged that NCCL had suppressed some crucial facts and a personal battle was being fought by "misusing the judiciary" by filing a PIL.

The Centre had responded to the allegations levelled in the petition and had submitted that its role was limited to the extent of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.

In its affidavit, the Centre had mentioned about a complaint received in 2002 by the then minister looking after the Narmada project in Gujarat alleging receipt of funds by NBA but said an inspection of books of accounts did not reveal any instance of violation of FCRA.