Moreover, propositions of law laid down in opinions of the District Courts of Appeal are not binding on this court

Prior to the adoption of this amendment to section 5 of article VI of the Constitution the word "cause" as used in the Constitution of this state had acquired the definite meaning of including every matter that could come before the court for decision

—application for readmission to the bar is a "cause" under former CAL. CONST. art. VI, § 4 (repealed 1966), providing for transfer of a cause from the district court of appeal to the supreme court

A proceeding, brought in the district court of appeal by a disbarred attorney seeking re-admission to practice law, is a "cause" within the contemplation of section 4, article VI, of the Constitution, and the supreme court has jurisdiction to transfer it from the district court of appeal, before or after decision therein for hearing and determination in the supreme court.

—any opinion by this court, or as the equivalent thereof, in regard to any matter of law involved in the case and not stated in the opinion... nor, indeed, as an affirmative approval by this court of the propositions of law laid down in such opinion.... The significance of such refusal is no greater than this--that this court does not consider that the interests of justice, or the …

But the court properly pointed out that the provisions in the Code of Civil Procedure providing for the rigid examination of applicants for admission do not apply to the petitioner for reinstatement

—holding that the supreme court has "original jurisdiction to determine applications for restoration to practice of attorneys and counselors at law after disbarment