The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuitfiled by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5Gwireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh for theabuse of the process of law.
Justice J.R. Midha held that the suit filed by Chawla andtwo others were defective, non-maintainable, and also contained unverified andvexatious assertions.
The High Court also expressed dissatisfaction at Chawlasharing the link of virtual hearing on her social media account. During thehearing of Chawla's suit, unknown persons repeatedly disturbed by singingBollywood songs of films in which she had acted. The court directed the DelhiPolice to identify these persons and proceed against them under the law.
The court has termed the act of filing a lawsuit a mere “publicitystunt.”
Observing that Chawla did not approach any of the 33defendants 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 saidChawla did not deposit the court fees for her suit and directed her to pay Rs1.95 lakh within one week.
On June 2, the High Court had questioned Chawla as to whyshe had directly filed a suit against setting up of 5G wireless networkswithout making any representation to the department concerned in thegovernment, and insisted the plaintiffs, Chawla, and two others, should havegone to the government first.
After hearing the arguments in the matter, the courtreserved its order.
The plea filed by Chawla, Veeresh Malik, and Teena Vachaniclaimed that 5G wireless technology can be a potential threat to provokeirreversible and serious effects on humans and it could also permanently damageto the earth's ecosystems.
The plea contended that to levels of RF radiation thatare 10x to 100x times greater than the existing levels, and no living specieson the planet would be able to survive round-the-clock exposure.