Victoria Gowri’s proposed elevation has been mired in controversy after reports of her alleged affiliation with the BJP.
The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions demanding restraining lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri from taking oath as a judge of the Madras High Court, just as she was being sworn in. The oath-taking ceremony started while the hearing in the top court was still underway, reported NDTV.
Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, who had approached the court earlier asking for urgent intervention as the Centre had notified the appointment of Ms. Gowri, argued that the decision-making process was stymied as relevant information was not passed to the collegium. The judges said they had read everything placed on record.
On political background, Justice Gavai said he too had a political background, but it has not come in the way of his duties.
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“Political background is not the question at all. It is hate speech. Hate speech, which runs completely antithetical to the Constitution. That makes her unfit to take the oath. It will only be a paper oath,” Mr Ramachandran then argued.
Some bar members of the Madras High Court had written to the Chief Justice of India seeking recall of the recommendation made for appointing Ms. Gowri as an additional high court judge, alleging she made hate speeches against Christians and Muslims.
Victoria Gowri’s proposed elevation has been mired in controversy after reports of her alleged affiliation with the BJP.
After objections by several Madras High Court lawyers, 54 lawyers from Tamil Nadu’s Madurai wrote to the Supreme Court collegium, a panel of senior-most judges who decide on appointments to the higher judiciary, endorsing the recommendation to appoint Ms. Gowri as a judge in the Madras High Court. Ms. Gowri has represented the Centre before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
The lawyers from Madurai call allegations against Victoria Gowri motivated by “political animosity and malafide intent”, reported NDTV.
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