In an unusual development, a bench of the Delhi High Courtfaced an awkward situation, when an anonymous person started crooning hitBollywood numbers, during the virtual hearing of actress Juhi Chawla's pleaagainst setting up of 5G wireless network in the country.
Juhi Chawla, a remarkable actress of the 1990s, hadshared the link of her hearing session on social media, inviting people tojoin. However, her sweet gesture landed her in an awkward situation.
The anonymous visitor persistently kept asking"Where is Juhi mam. I can't see Juhi mam."
As soon as Chawla joined the hearing through video conferencingand became visible, the visitor started singing Bollywood songs.
He started singing the song “Ghoonghat ki aad se” fromher 1993 movie “Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke.” He later sings another song, "Meri banno ki aaegi baraat," which annoys the judges during the meeting.
Justice J.R. Midha, who was hearing the matter, asked thecourt staff to mute the concerned person. At this juncture, the counselrepresenting Chawla said, "I hope these are not distractions from thedefendants."
However, the visitor did not stop, forcing the bench toask the court master to lock the meeting. The hearing in the matter continued,but after some time the person interrupted again. The incident happened thriceduring the hearing.
Directing contempt of court action, Justice Midha said:"Please identify and issue contempt notice. Contact Delhi Police ITDepartment. We will issue notice."
During the hearing in the matter, the high courtquestioned Chawla for directly filing a suit against setting up of 5G wirelessnetwork without giving any representation to the government.
The court insisted that the plaintiffs, Chawla, and twoothers, should have gone to the government first before approaching the court.After hearing the arguments in the matter, the court reserved its order.
The plea filed by Chawla, Veeresh Malik, and Teena Vachaniclaim that the 5G wireless technology can be a potential threat to provokeirreversible and serious effects on humans and it could also permanently damagethe earth's ecosystems.
The plea contended that the levels of RF radiation are10x to 100x times greater than the existing levels.