Ex-CJI BR Gavai said he continued court proceedings on instinct and chose not to seek action against the lawyer who attempted to hurl a shoe at him inside the Supreme Court. He stressed that calmness and respect for judicial decorum guided his decision despite the act being termed contempt.
Today, On 16th October, India’s Attorney General R. Venkataramani has approved criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who tried to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai in the Supreme Court last week.
Advocate Rakesh Kishore said, “BCI Suspension ‘Despotic Decree, I Was Not Heard,” after a shocking shoe attack attempt in the Supreme Court, highlighting rising tensions between lawyers and the judiciary.
