Delhi HC calls Juhi Chawla's plea against 5G network, publicity stunt, fines 20 lakh

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed actress Juhi Chawla's petition against 'untested' implementation of 5G telecom technology in India and imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on all the petitioners. The court stated that the plea was filed for media publicity. While dismissing the plea, the court came down harshly on the petitioners and said that the plea had been stuffed with unnecessary and frivoulous material where the plaintiff does not have any knowledge about the facts. 

Stating that Chalwa shared the link of the hearing beforehand on her social media account, the court al said that the plaintiff had filed the suit of for media publicity. The lawsuit by Juhi Chawla, Veeresh Malik and Teena Vachani claims that if the telecom industry's plans for 5G becomes a reality, "no person, animal, bird, insect and plant on earth will be able to avoid exposure, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to levels of RF radiation that are 10x to 100x times greater than what exists today. On the film front, she was last seen in the film ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ which also starred Anil Kapoor and Sonam K Ahuja among others.