Court had rejected actor’s suit against rollout of 5G technology in IndiaNEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed shock at the conduct of Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla and two others for “not willing to gracefully deposit” a penalty of ₹20 lakh imposed on them for filing a ‘frivolous’ plea against the rollout of 5G technology in India. Justice J.R. Midha granted Ms. Chawla and two others petitioners a week’s time to deposit the penalty. The court, which was hearing the actor’s application for refund of court fees, waiver of penalty and replacing the word ‘dismissed’ in the judgment with ‘rejected’, said it was “shocked at the conduct of the plaintiffs”. Last month, the High Court, while rejecting her suit against the rollout of 5G technology in India, had termed the plea as a publicity stunt and done without any personal knowledge of the issue. “The plaint is stuffed with unnecessary, scandalous, frivolous and vexatious averments which are liable to be struck down,” the court had said.

Source: The Hindu July 07, 2021 10:07 UTC