Overview

• The Bar Council of India barred 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore from practicing in any court or tribunal after he tried to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice inside the Supreme Court.
• Noida Police said YouTuber Ajeet Bharti was questioned over a prior online discussion about the CJI and was released later, following conflicting reports about whether action had been taken.
• Kishore told reporters he felt “instructed by divine powers,” denied intoxication, expressed no remorse, and questioned caste identities in his public remarks.
• Political leaders, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condemned the courtroom attack attempt and framed it as an assault on democratic institutions.
• Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram grew emotional in Patna, calling the episode an insult felt by millions of Dalits and invoking the Constitution’s promise of equality.