Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- The Telangana High Court has refused to quash a water pollution case against meat exporter Al Kabeer Exports Pvt Ltd, which is accused of burying animal waste in pits at its unit near Hyderabad and contaminating nearby ponds, wells and groundwater.

In an order passed on October 28, Justice N Tukaramji held that the complaint by the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) and the material backing it made out a prima facie case under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. The case must therefore go to trial, the judge said.

Whether the allegations are true can be decided only on the evidence, it said, adding that a High Court cannot hold a "mini-trial" while hearing a plea to quash criminal proceeding...