Overview

• Chief Justice B.R. Gavai said he and Justice K. Vinod Chandran were shocked by the Oct. 6 incident but have moved on, declining to press charges.
• Justice Ujjal Bhuyan called the attempt an affront to the institution, even as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta labeled the act unpardonable and praised the CJI’s restraint.
• The Supreme Court Bar Association terminated Rakesh Kishore’s membership and canceled his proximity access, calling his conduct a direct assault on judicial independence.
• The Bar Council of India suspended Kishore from practice pending disciplinary proceedings, while Delhi Police detained and later released him after the court declined further action.
• Bengaluru police registered an FIR under BNS sections 132 and 133, and Punjab Police filed multiple FIRs targeting more than 100 social-media handles over casteist and hateful posts against the CJI.