Victoria Gowri

Legal Practitioner

Indian Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu

Quick Info

ProfessionLegal Practitioner
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth21/05/1973
Age52 years
BirthplaceNagercoil, Tamil Nadu

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameLekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri
Other name(s)Victoria Gowri, L. Victoria Gowri, Chowkidar Victoria Gowri

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)Government Law College, Madurai (1995)
M.Sc.Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal
B.A.Government Law College, Madurai
SchoolingLittle Flower Girls Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil

Personal Life

Age (as of 2023)50 Years

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

HusbandThulasi Muthuram (works as a Manager of Maintenance at M/S Kanam Latex Industries Pvt. Ltd.)
ChildrenTwo daughters

Career

Profession(s)Legal Practitioner, Former Politician, Additional Judge
Famous ForBeing appointed as an additional judge of the Madras High Court while a petition was being heard in the Supreme Court against her elevation
Current PositionAdditional Judge of the Madras High Court (appointed 7 February 2023)
Key Career Milestones
  • Enrolled as a lawyer in 1995
  • Established VVictory Legal Associates law firm in Kanyakumari in 1997
  • First woman lawyer to establish an independent office in Kanyakumari District
  • Served as Service Provider for Kanyakumari District under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (2006-2010)
  • Served as Independent Director of Kamarajar Port Limited, Ennore, Chennai (2017-2020)
  • Served as Special Public Prosecutor of CBI (September 2020 to 2022)
  • Served as Deputy Solicitor General of India before Madurai Bench of Madras High Court (09/09/2020 to elevation)
  • Served as Assistant Solicitor General of India at Madurai Bench (2020-2023)
  • Appointed as Additional Judge of Madras High Court (7 February 2023)
  • Represented India in the International Visitor Leadership Programme sponsored by the Government of the United States of America in 2014
  • Served as Central Government Senior Panel Counsel before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court (2015 to September 2020)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Victoria Gowri is an Indian jurist and former politician.
2. On 7 February 2023, she was appointed as an additional judge of the Madras High Court in Chennai.
3. She grew up in a middle-class family in Tamil Nadu.
4. During her time at Little Flower Higher Secondary School, she was the pupil leader.
5. After graduating in law, Victoria enrolled at the Madras Bar Council in 1995.
6. She practiced law independently at the Subordinate Judge’s Court in Karur before moving to the Kanyakumari District Court.
7. In 1997, Victoria Gowri established VVictory Legal Associates, a prominent law firm in Kanyakumari district.
8. She started practicing before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in 2006.
9. In 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and became the Assistant Solicitor General of India in 2020.
10. Victoria Gowri has been the National General Secretary of BJP Mahila Morcha.
11. She was recommended for elevation as an additional judge in January 2023 and took the oath on 7 February 2023.
12. Victoria Gowri was honored as the best social worker in Kanyakumari District.
13. She has been the District Secretary of Mangayar Managlam NGO.
14. She holds a strong belief in spiritual guru Mata Amritanandamayi.
15. Victoria Gowri is proficient in Hindi, English, and Malayalam.
16. She served as a Service Provider for the District of Kanyakumari during 2006-2010 under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
17. During 2017-2020, she served as an Independent Director of Kamarajar Port Limited, Ennore, Chennai.
18. She had been a panel lawyer for Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, and LIC Housing Finance Limited.
19. From September 2020 to 2022, she served as a Special Public Prosecutor of CBI.
20. From 09/09/2020 till her elevation, she served as the Deputy Solicitor General of India before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
21. She is the first woman lawyer to establish an independent office in Kanyakumari District.
22. She hails from West Neiyur village in Kanyakumari district.
23. She is a skilled orator and has written poems.
24. She has been a regular contributor of articles to the Organiser, the official mouthpiece of the RSS.
25. She changed her Twitter handle to 'Chowkidar Victoria Gowri' in 2019 during the BJP's Main Bhi Chowkidar campaign.
26. She is a writer and poet who has published two books: Janani Jananam and Thirumanam Athu Valvin Asthivaram, along with several articles in various newspapers.
27. She served as Kanyakumari District Coordinator for Seva Bharathi, Tamil Nadu (NGO).
28. She was a Resource Person for Gender Sensitization.
29. She was a panel lawyer for State Bank of India, UCO Bank, and LIC Housing Finance Limited.
30. After her elevation, VVictory Legal Associates was taken over by her junior colleagues at Madras High Court and Kanyakumari District.
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