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Juhi Chawla seeks amendment in Delhi HC order on 5G plea, hearing today
Juhi Chawla, who has been actively creating awareness on harmful effects of radiofrequency radiation (RF), filed the plea in May. It was dismissed on June 4, with the court imposing a fine of ₹20 lakh on her.
The Delhi high court will on Thursday hear actor Juhi Chawla's plea seeking amendment in its earlier order on her plea against implementation of 5G network in the country. The court had dismissed her lawsuit last month and imposed a cost of ₹20 lakh.
Chawla wants the word 'dismissed' to be changed to 'rejected'. Her lawyer has said in his argument that the plaint, which “never went up to the level of suit”, could only be rejected or returned in terms of the Civil Procedure Code, and not dismissed.
The original order was passed by Justice JR Midha, who retired in June. The matter listed before Justice Sanjeev Narula who directed for placement of the matter before the roster bench and deferred the matter for July 29.
The actor moved the high court in May seeking to challenge the setting up of 5G network in the country, expressing concerns over its impact on animals and children. Chawla claimed in her petition that once 5G is implemented, no one will be able to avoid exposure.
But the court dismissed the petition saying it was filed for publicity. It said that the actor circulated the link of the hearing on social media which created the disruption thrice.
The high court had posed several questions to Chawla's lawyer Deepak Khosla. It asked whether the plaintiff had approached the government through any representation before coming to the court.
Juhi Chawla, who was in South Africa, also joined the court proceeding through video conferencing.
After the petition was dismissed, Chawla posted a video on her Twitter account in which the actor said she is not against the 5G technology and only wanted the government's certificate that it is safe.
The Cellular Operators' Association of India also said that 5G in India is safe, claiming that the radiation permitted in the country is one-tenth of what is globally accepted.
