Overview

• Security stopped 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore in Court No. 1 after he approached the dais and tried to remove a shoe while shouting about Sanatan; CJI B.R. Gavai asked the court to ignore the disruption and continued proceedings.
• Delhi Police detained and questioned Kishore for about three hours, then released him without a case after the Supreme Court office declined to seek charges and directed that his belongings be returned.
• The Bar Council of India imposed immediate interim suspension of Kishore’s licence and initiated disciplinary proceedings, as the SCBA and SCAORA issued strong condemnations of conduct they called unbecoming of an officer of the court.
• Political leaders across parties denounced the attempt, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it reprehensible and praising the CJI’s composure, and opposition figures describing it as an affront to the Constitution and the judiciary.
• Kishore defended his actions in media interviews, citing anger over the CJI’s earlier remarks in a Khajuraho idol case that had drawn social media backlash; on Tuesday, the CJI cautioned about courtroom comments being misrepresented online.