The Delhi High Court’s online hearing in the petition filed by Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla against the installation of 5G networks across the country was interrupted by people humming her songs on three occasions. Chawla also attended the hearing and the moment she joined, someone started humming a popular song from her films.
Taking a strong note of the interruptions, Justice J.R. Midha ordered his staff to identify the persons so that contempt action can be taken. The court also ordered their removal from the meeting.
The Court was hearing the issue of court fees to be deposited by the plaintiff when it was again interrupted by another song. Thereafter, Justice Midha identified the person and ordered to issue a contempt notice. The court also asked the IT department of the Delhi High Court to identify the person and inform Delhi Police for necessary action.
Juhi Chawla had herself shared the link of the hearing on Twitter leading to the interruptions. The suit, filed through Advocate Deepak Khosla, is against several other defendants that include the Central government, Indian Council for Medical Research, Central Pollution Control Board, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Delhi), Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur and Chennai), World Health Organisation among others.
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“This suit will reveal a complete sell-out by the regulatory agencies who, statutorily, have been tasked to protect the health and life of the public, but whose actions reveal an utter derogation of their own statutory duty in order to advance private interests…,” the plea has alleged.
The Delhi High Court reserved its order in the suit after hearing arguments.