Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged protests near the Madras High Court in Chennai in Tuesday as advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri was sworn in as additional judge of the court.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A special bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear on Tuesday a plea for restraining lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri from taking oath as a judge of the Madras High Court. India News | Special Bench of SC to Hear Plea to Restrain Gowri from Taking Oath as HC Judge.
In a rare move, the Supreme Court decided to hear on Tuesday a plea for restraining lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri from taking oath as a judge of the Madras High Court, soon after her appointment was notified by the Centre.
The petitioner lawyers Anna Mathew, Sudha Ramalingam and D Nagasaila in their plea referred to the alleged hate speeches made by Gowri against Muslims and Christians.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court today advanced to February 7 the hearing on a plea challenging the appointment of lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court, soon after the Centre