Justice Gowri’s elevation to the bench in February, 2023 made headlines due to her alleged right-wing leanings, with a petition seeking her disqualification on these grounds and the matter being raised in the Rajya Sabha. https://thewire.in/law/accused-of-hate-speech-bjp-links-justice-gowri-appointed-as-permanent-judge-at-madras-hc
Controversy surrounding Justice Gowri
A petition filed against Justice Gowri’s elevation to the high court in February last year, when she was an advocate, had claimed that she had made hate speeches against Muslims and Christians. The petition, which sought quashing of her elevation, also said that Gowri had been the former general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Mahila Morcha.
11/09/2024