Overview

• In Court No. 1, security stopped a shoe-throwing attempt toward CJI B.R. Gavai during mentions, after which he said proceedings should continue.
• The accused was identified as 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore, who shouted that insults to Sanatan would not be tolerated.
• Police questioned him for several hours, recovered a handwritten slogan note, and released him when the Supreme Court Registrar chose not to lodge a case.
• The Bar Council of India imposed an interim suspension of his licence for violating professional conduct and court decorum.
• Leaders and bar bodies denounced the act, with PM Narendra Modi saying he spoke to the CJI, while reports linked the outburst to backlash over the Khajuraho idol case remarks.