Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the episode should be allowed a “natural death,” warning that action now could revive it and reward “publicity-hungry” accounts.
• Attorney General R. Venkataramani granted consent for criminal contempt against advocate Rakesh Kishore, calling the conduct scandalous and a grave affront to the court’s authority.
• SCBA president Vikas Singh and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought urgent listing and a John-Doe order to curb online glorification, arguing the institution’s integrity is at stake.
• Disciplinary steps are already in force, with the Bar Council of India suspending Kishore’s licence and the Supreme Court Bar Association revoking his access, as the CJI earlier urged ignoring the incident.
• In a separate Ahmedabad courtroom, an appellant hurled an object at a judge after an adverse order, prompting condemnation and urgent security demands from the Gujarat Judicial Service Association.