The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition filed by actor Juhi Chawla against the 5G rollout in the country, adding that the lawsuit was filed to garner publicity.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakhs on actor Juhi Chawla and others who had filed the petition, observing that the petitioner had abused the process of law by circulating the web link of the hearing on social media websites.
As the Delhi High Court began hearing a lawsuit filed by Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla against the implementation of the 5G technology, an unidentified man entered the online hearing disrupting the proceedings. The man interrupted the hearing several times by singing songs from the movies of the actress. The interruptions had started immediately after the proceedings in the court had started.
As the proceeding in the case moved forward, the man started singing songs from Juhi Chawla’s movies. As a result, the court asked the officials to mute them.
During the course of the hearing of this suit, the Court proceedings were disrupted thrice by the unknown miscreants who continued the disruptions despite repeated warnings.
The High Court also directed the police to identify the individuals who disrupted the hearing of the plea by Juhi Chawla.
“It appears that the plaintiffs have filed this suit to gain
publicity which is clear from the fact that plaintiff No.1 circulated
the video conferencing link of this Court on her social media
accounts, which resulted in the repeated disruption of the Court
proceedings.”
The Court held that “The plaintiffs have abused and misused the process of law which has resulted in waste of judicial time. The cost of Rs.20 lakhs is imposed on the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are directed to deposit the cost of Rs.20 lakhs with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) within one week. If the cost is not deposited within one week, DSLSA shall recover the same from the plaintiffs in accordance with law. DSLSA shall utilize this cost for the cause of the victims of road accidents.”