Delhi HC judge slams Juhi Chawla for not depositing ₹20 lakh penalty, grants a week time

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it was “shocked” by a petition filed by 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 JR Midha granted Chawla and two others petitioners a week’s time to deposit the penalty.

The court was hearing the actor’s application for refund of court fees, waiver of penalty and replacing the word ‘dismissed’ in the judgment with ‘rejected'.

Last month, the court had dismissed the petition against 5G technology calling the plea “defective and not maintainable”. The High Court observed that the plea was filed “for publicity” and imposed a fine on Chawla and two other appellants.