An Indian high court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Indian celebrity Juhi Chawla against the rollout of 5G infrastructure in India. The lawsuit had sought to stop the telecom industry’s plans to make 5G connectivity become a reality.

The plaintiff who is an actress and environment activist had contended that the 5G rollout would result in irreversible 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.”

However, the Delhi high court which heard the case has thrown out the lawsuit today. The trial judge chastised the plaintiff and described the lawsuit as meant to seek publicity. The court also dismissed the suit and awarded a cost of ₹ 20 lakh (around $27,000 USD) against the plaintiff for abuse of the court process.

The court proceeding was brought with several dramas as a result of the huge sensation it generated, apparently due to the spiking COVID 19 cases in India. The court proceeding on Wednesday was interrupted severally despite being a virtual hearing. That is because the actress had shared the link on Twitter and Instagram. Several of the participants in the session who joined using the link shared on social media sang songs from the actress’ movies, thereby disrupting the proceeding. The infuriated judge had to order the Delhi police to fish out the disruptors and to take action against them by issuing a contempt notice.

The COVID 19 pandemic afforded conspiracy theorists another opportunity to campaign against 5G towers across different cities. Even in developed nations like the UK, there were reports of conspiracy theorists burning down a 5G tower as a result of false claims that the COVID 19 pandemic is linked to radiation emitted from 5G cell towers.

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