Mumbai, August 26 NGO says Tata's project to develop Dhamra port on Orrisa coast will affect breeding of Olive Ridley turtles The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed environment NGO Greenpeace to hold silent and peaceful demonstration near the venue of Tata Steel's Annual General Meeting in the city on August 28. Justice V M Kanade, however, restrained the NGO from assembling at residences of the company's directors or at Bombay House, headquarters of Tata Group. The impending protest comes in the wake of Tata Steel's joint venture with Larson and Toubro to develop Dhamra port on the Orissa coast. The NGO allege that it will affect breeding of Olive Ridley turtles and the coastal environment. Tatas had filed a petition in the High Court seeking an order against holding demonstrations at the AGM venue as well as at Bombay House and residences of directors of the company. Justice Kanade in his order specified that Greenpeace activists can not shout slogans and obstruct anyone attending the AGM to be held at Birla Matoshree Hall. The court said not more than 100 activists each can assemble at the Liberty Cinema, Metro Cinema and Income Tax building, the spots near the AGM venue and they can distribute pamphlets. Justice Kanade, while allowing Greenpeace to demonstrate, observed that there has been a growing tendency of not allowing the opposite party to carry on its business in these kinds of agitations. However, the NGO's lawyer Mihir Desai assured the court that activists would not obstruct anyone entering the buildings. As per court's directions, Greenpeace also gave an undertaking to this effect. Desai, however, opposed restriction of 50 metres, as sought by Tatas. He said that to demonstrate peacefully was a fundamental right and to hold demonstrations 50 metres away from the venue was pointless. Tata, along with L & T, are building a port near Dhamra, Orissa coast, on Built, Operate, Share and Transfer Basis. Greenpeace contends that the port is 12 km away from Gahirmatha beach, which is breeding site of Olive Ridley Turtles and a declared marine sanctuary. The NGO fears that the construction, dredging activity will affect the environment badly and would destroy turtles, it fears. Petitions against the project are pending before the Orissa High Court as well as the Supreme Court.