Actress Juhi Chawla’s 5G case was dismissed on Friday by the Delhi High Court, which said that the lawsuit was evidently “for publicity”.
“The suit is dismissed. Plaintiffs abused the process of law. Costs of ₹ 20 lakh is imposed on plaintiffs,” the court said, ditecting Juhi Chawla and others to deposit legal fees.
The court also ordered action against people who interrupted a virtual hearing on Wednesday using a link the actor had shared on her social media and sang songs from her films.
“It appears the suit was for publicity. Juhi Chawla circulated a link of the hearing on social media,” the High Court said, asking the Delhi Police to identify and take action against the trickster singers.
When Juhi Chawla’s lawyer Deepak Khosla asked for the order to be hold up, arguing that the costs were without any legal basis, the court vented: “The matter is over. You have your legal remedies. Counsel should know his limits.”
The lawsuit by Juhi Chawla, Veeresh Malik and Teena Vachani said if the telecom industry’s plans for 5G became a reality, it would cause irreparable damage to the environment and “no person, animal, bird, insect and plant on earth will be able to avoid exposure, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to radiation 10x to 100x times greater than what exists today.”