 The nomination, reserved for eminent people from the fields of literature, science, art and social service, was challenged in the Supreme Court of India on the grounds that she was a "media baron" and not a journalist, and that she was politically affiliated with the Indian National Congress.However, the court dismissed the appeal at the admission stage itself, saying that the scope of "social service" was broad enough to include her.She introduced "The Child Marriage (Abolition) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2006".