Tata suit: HC grants time to Greenpeace
India Blooms News Service
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted Greenpeace India, a non-governmental environmental organization, 10 days time to file a written reply in the defamation and trademark infringement suit filed by Tata & Sons, promoter of the key companies of the Tata Group.
The court has listed the matter for August 12 to consider Tatas application for grant of an interim injunction against Greenpeace India’s ‘Turtle vs Tata’ Pacman-inspired online game.
Citing the online game on Greenpeace India’s website, Tata & Sons have filed a suit in the Delhi High Court claiming defamation and trademark infringement and asking for Rs.10 crore (USD 2.1 million) in damages.
“The Dhamra project symptomatically represents all that threatens India’s coastline and the fact that state and central authorities continue to turn a blind eye to the irregularities in the project is shameful.
“Greenpeace continues to oppose the project. If the UPA government and Jairam Ramesh are serious about protecting India’s coasts they need to make sure that the mistakes of Dhamra are not repeated” said Ashish Fernandes, Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace India.
“We are asking that no new ports or expansion of existing ones be permitted within 25 km of eco-sensitive or CRZ I areas. This is critical as over 300 ports are proposed for the coast of mainland India” he added.
The Dhamra port project has been opposed by conservationists, environmental groups, researchers and scientists ever since it was proposed in the 1990s, on account of its proximity to the Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, and the habitats of endangered species including the saltwater crocodile and olive ridley sea turtle.
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