HC dismisses Juhi Chawla’s suit against 5G tech, imposes fine of Rs 20 lakh

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, dismissed actress-environmentalist Juhi Chawla’s suit which had talked about the harmful environmental effects of the 5G technology for wireless mobile broadband.

In its order, the court said that the plaintiffs had abused the process of law and imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh.

Earlier this week, during the virtual court hearing on the lawsuit, the Delhi HC had questioned Chawla for directly approaching the court and not the government.

“This seems to be a publicity stunt. Why have you not approached Govt before coming to us? Has Govt refused to act on the issue? How has the Govt denied you any right?” the court had observed during the hearing.