Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today, February 7, 2023: Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, T Raja, administered the oath of office to Victoria Gowri, and four others on Tuesday.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today: Former BJP leader and advocate L Victoria Gowri was a short while ago sworn in as additional judge of the Madras High Court. At the time of the swearing-in, the Supreme Court was hearing petitions against her elevation to the high court. By the time it was over, the apex court dismissed the petitions against her. A group of lawyers are now staging a protest in Chennai.
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The SC bench said it cannot direct the Collegium to reconsider its recommendation on Victoria Gowri. The court also said there have been instances when an additional judge was not made permanent if performance was not satisfactory.
The Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation was opposed by a section of lawyers. They pointed to her previous association with the BJP and alleged instances of “hate speech” by her. But she was also supported by a large number of lawyers from the Madurai bar. Scroll down below for more details…
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today: Victoria Gowri sworn in as Madras HC judge; Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against her appointment; Lawyers protest in Chennai.
Besides Gowri, Pillaipakkam Bahukutumbi Balaji, Kandhasami Kulandaivelu Ramakrishnan, Ramachandran Kalaimathi, and K Govindarajan Thilakavadi were all sworn in by acting Chief Justice T Raja.
Gowri is currently an assistant solicitor general based in Madurai, where there is a Bench of the Madras High Court. She says that about three months before she took over the post in September 2020, she had resigned from all BJP posts and also the party membership.
A recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium for her appointment had led to protests by a section of the lawyers in Tamil Nadu, who pointed to her previous association with the BJP and alleged instances of hate speech by her. Another group though supported her, talking about how hard she worked as a woman lawyer.
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First published on: 07-02-2023 at 08:30 IST
