The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on February 7, a plea against the appointment of advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.
A section of the Madras High Court bar had sent a representation to the CJI urging the Collegium to recall the proposal of appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as a judge.
Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani on Friday said that the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "nothing more than a Chinese-inspired initiative".
Rajya Sabha MP and senior Advocate of Supreme Court Mahesh Jethmalani has alleged that BBC received money from Huawei to fund its overseas journalism endeavours, stirring a major controversy.
The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on February 3, a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to inter-faith marriages.
The Supreme Court while hearing an application in connection with remarks made by the former IPL chairman Lalit Modi against senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Friday orally observed that lawyers should not be involved in a family outburst.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Dipankar Datta said it will hear the case on February 3 after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.