The court also slapped a fine of Rs20 lakh against the actress for 'abusing the process of law' by filing a suit 'for publicity'.
Delhi high court dismisses Juhi Chawla's suit against 5G telephony as 'defective'
Mumbai - 04 Jun 2021 20:00 IST
Updated : 21:38 IST
Our Correspondent
The Delhi high court dismissed a suit filed by actress Juhi Chawla and others against the Union government's rollout of 5G telecommunications in India as 'vexatious and defective'.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs20 lakh on the plaintiffs saying they had 'misused' the judicial process.
Delhi High Court dismisses the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country. The Court order said that the plaintiffs abused the process of law, imposes a fine of Rs 20 lakhs pic.twitter.com/YvhwNoZtRg
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2021
Delhi High Court in its order said it appears that the suit was for publicity. Plaintiff Juhi Chawla circulated the link of the hearing on social media which created disruption thrice. Delhi Police shall identify the persons and take action against those who created disruption
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2021
Justice JR Midha observed that Chawla and the other plaintiffs could have approached the government with their objections before filing a suit in court.
The trouble for Chawla's suit began when several intruders entered the court's online proceedings and started singing songs to the actress.
Chawla had shared a link to the court's live proceedings on her Instagram feed. The court castigated the actress for doing so and held the intruders in contempt and ordered the Delhi police to find the intruders and issue contempt show-cause notices against them.
So this happened. Actress Juhi chawla appeared in the court wrt her petition on 5g and then some attendees started singing leading to the court asking Delhi police to trace the singers. You can see a visibly upset Kapil Sibal too in the frame. #JuhiChawla #DelhiHighCourt #song pic.twitter.com/vmSH5iAU6A
— Vipul jain (@vipuljain69) June 2, 2021
According to the legal news website LiveLaw.in, the order stated, "The plaintiffs have abused and misused the process of the law. Plaintiffs are directed to deposit cost of Rs20 lakh within one week. DSLSA to utilise it for cause of victims of road accidents."
The order further said, "It appears plaintiffs have filed this suit for publicity, which is clear by plaintiff 1 sharing links of the hearing on social media, which led to multiple disruptions in the hearing."
The suit had been filed by Chawla and others to prevent the government rolling out 5G technology for telecommunication services in the country. They claim that the technology is harmful for humans, plants and the environment.
