HC junks plea by Juhi Chawla against 5G, imposes Rs 20 lakh cost

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and  also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh for the abuse of the process of law.

Justice J R Midha held that the suit filed by Chawla and two others was defective, non-maintainable, and also contained unverified and vexatious assertions.

The High Court also expressed dissatisfaction at Chawla sharing the link of virtual hearing on her  social media account. During the hearing of Chawla’s suit, unknown persons repeatedly disturbed  by singing Bollywood songs of films in which she had acted. The court directed the Delhi police  to identify these persons and proceed against them under the law.

Observing that Chawla did not approach any of the 33 defendants named in her suit and instead  sought a declaration from the court, the bench said this declaration cannot be allowed under the  law. It also said Chawla did not deposit the court fees for her suit and directed her to pay Rs  1.95 lakh within one week.

On June 2, the High Court had questioned Chawla as to why she had directly filed a suit against  setting up of 5G wireless networks without making any representation to the department  concerned in the government, and insisted the plaintiffs, Chawla and two others, should have  gone to the government first.

After hearing the arguments in the matter, the court reserved its order.

The plea filed by Chawla, Veeresh Malik and Teena Vachani claimed that 5G wireless  technology can be a potential threat to provoke irreversible and serious effects on humans and it  could also permanently damage to the earth’s ecosystems.

The plea contended that to levels of RF radiation that are 10x to 100x times greater than the  existing levels, and no living species on the planet would be able to survive round the clock  exposure.