Overview

• The attempt occurred during mentioning in Court No. 1 when a lawyer approached the dais, removed his shoe and was restrained by security while shouting a slogan about protecting Sanatan.
• He was identified as Rakesh Kishore, a senior Supreme Court lawyer in his 70s, who witnesses said had courtroom access credentials.
• Chief Justice B. R. Gavai stayed composed, told lawyers to continue, and later advised officials to "just ignore" the episode.
• Delhi Police questioned Kishore for about three hours, recovered a note carrying the same slogan and the shoe, and released him after the Supreme Court office did not lodge a case.
• The Bar Council of India suspended Kishore’s licence, bar bodies urged possible contempt action, and political leaders across parties condemned the act, with reports linking his outburst to online anger over the CJI’s September Khajuraho remark.