Overview

• The lawyer, identified as Rakesh Kishore of Mayur Vihar, approached the dais in Court No. 1, removed his shoe and was stopped by security.
• CJI B.R. Gavai told lawyers to continue — “These things do not affect me” — and hearings proceeded without disruption.
• Delhi Police said Kishore was detained for about three hours, his items were returned, and no case was registered in the absence of a complaint.
• The Bar Council of India issued an interim suspension barring him from practice pending disciplinary proceedings, as SCBA and SCAORA condemned the act.
• Leaders across parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, denounced the attempt, as reports linked the motive to the CJI’s earlier Khajuraho idol remarks and a note referencing “Sanatan Dharma” was recovered.