Overview

• Security stopped 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore in Court No. 1 on Monday as he moved to hurl a shoe toward Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, who continued proceedings unfazed.
• Delhi Police questioned Kishore for several hours and released him after the Supreme Court registrar general declined to press charges, with his shoes and documents returned.
• The Bar Council of India imposed an immediate interim suspension and signaled disciplinary proceedings, while SCBA and SCAORA issued strong condemnations of the conduct.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the CJI and condemned the attempt, as leaders across parties denounced the episode and protests were held in Maharashtra and Delhi.
• Police cited a note referencing ‘Sanatan’ in Kishore’s possession and links to earlier Khajuraho idol remarks; on Tuesday he defended his actions as the CJI cautioned in court about social-media distortions of oral remarks.