Lawyer attempts to hurl shoe at CJI BR Gavai: Political leaders condemn incident

In a shocking breach of decorum a 71yearold lawyer allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India CJI BR Gavai during court proceedings on MondayThe incident has drawn condemnation from lawyers and political leaders cutting across partiesSolicitor General Tushar Mehta described the act as ldquounfortunate and condemnablerdquo linking it to misinformation and a bid for cheap publicityldquoTodayrsquos incident in the chief justicersquos court is unfortunate and deserves condemnation This is the result of misinformation in social media It is really heartening that the chief justice of India reacted with magnanimity I only hope that this magnanimity is not treated by others as the weakness of the institutionrdquo Mehta saidldquoI have personally seen the chief justice visiting religious places of all religions with full reverence The chief justice has also clarified this position It is not understood what prompted one miscreant to do what he did today It appears to be an act of some attention seeker wanting cheap publicityrdquo he addedThe Supreme Court Bar Association SCBA has also condemned the incident calling it a ldquoreprehensible actrdquoSupreme Court Bar Association SCBA has unanimously condemned the ldquoreprehensible actrdquo by an advocate inside the courtroom of CJI Justice BR Gavai on Oct 6 Calling the conduct ldquoutterly unbecoming of an officer of the courtrdquo the SCBA said it strikes at the foundation of mutualhellip pictwittercomVHcF3RNovhmdash Bar and Bench barandbench October 6 2025Senior advocate Indira Jaising termed the incident ldquoan attack on the institution as a wholerdquoldquoI am not an eyewitness to the incident What I know I know from what the press has reported It calls for investigation I consider it to be an attack on the institution as a whole not just the chief justicerdquo she saidldquoI do consider it to be a casteist remark against the chief justice It requires a legal response from the Supreme Court of Indiardquo Jaising addedNationalist Congress Party SP chief Sharad Pawar said ldquoAn attempt to attack the Chief Justice in the highest institution of justice is not merely an assault on the judiciary but a grave insult to our democracy our Constitution and our nation itself The poison being spread in our country now refuses to respect even the highest constitutional institutions This is a warning bell for the nation I strongly condemn this incident and assure that I will remain committed to ensuring that the pillars of Indian democracy are never weakened under any circumstancesrdquo hellipmdash Sharad Pawar PawarSpeaks October 6 2025Congress Member of Parliament MP Manickam Tagore described it as the result of ldquoRSS haterdquo corroding mindsldquoShocking scenes in the Supreme Court today mdash someone tried to throw an object at CJI BR Gavai during proceedings Amid the chaos the Chief Justice remained calm dignified and completely unshaken Thatrsquos true leadership CJI Gavairsquos composure reflects the strength of Indiarsquos judiciary mdash standing tall even as hate tries to shake our institutionsrdquo he wrote on XldquoBut letrsquos be honest mdash this is not just one personrsquos madness This is the result of 100 years of RSS hate poison corroding minds and weakening respect for institutions When hate becomes normal justice becomes dangerous Time for India to choose calm over chaos humanity over haterdquo he addedShocking scenes in the Supreme Court today mdash someone tried to throw an object at CJI BR Gavai during proceedingsAmid the chaos the Chief Justice remained calm dignified and completely unshaken Thatrsquos true leadership CJI Gavairsquos composure reflects the strength ofhellip httpstcoV2CELdi7wTmdash Manickam Tagore B manickamtagore October 6 2025BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said ldquoThe courtroom of the Honrsquoble Chief Justice is not just four walls mdash it is the sanctum sanctorum of our democracy The attempted attack on Honrsquoble CJI BR Gavai in the Supreme Court is an unacceptable assault on the sanctity of the judiciary and the rule of law Such acts of violence regardless of motive are a direct threat to our democracy This must be condemned in the strongest possible termsrdquoThe courtroom of the Honrsquoble Chief Justice is not just four walls mdash it is the sanctum sanctorum of our democracyThe attempted attack on Honble CJI BR Gavai in the Supreme Court is an unacceptable assault on the sanctity of the judiciary and the rule of law Such acts ofhellip pictwittercomStqTmSYetTmdash Gaurav Bhatia gauravbhatiabjp October 6 2025Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut also hit out calling it a direct attack on Dr B R Ambedkar and the ConstitutionldquoThe attempt to attack Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai in the Supreme Court is a direct attack on Dr Ambedkar and the Constitution The assailant is a fake Hindutvawadi mdash this is a creation of the BJPrsquos training centresrdquo Raut said in a post on X RSSorg BJP4India narendramodi pictwittercomeqn3UiAgNhmdash Sanjay Raut rautsanjay61 October 6 2025According to the lawyers present in the courtroom the incident took place when a bench comprising the CJI and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing mentionsThe lawyer identified as Rakesh Kishor a resident of Mayur Vihar approached the dais removed his shoe and tried to throw it towards the judgesHowever an alert security personnel immediately intervened and prevented the attack Kishor was swiftly escorted out of the court premises While being taken away Kishor was heard shouting ldquoSanatan ka apman nahi sahenge will not tolerate insults to Sanatan DharmardquoHowever the CJI who remained unfazed continued hearing the mentioning of cases Dont get distracted by all this We are not distracted These things do not affect me he told lawyersThe police are coordinating with the registrar general of the Supreme Court and investigating the case furtherThough the police are yet to ascertain the motive the incident is believed to be connected to Kishorrsquos discontent over remarks made by the CJI last month during a hearing on a plea seeking the reinstallation of a Vishnu idol at Khajurahorsquos Javari temple The CJI had dismissed the plea terming it ldquopublicity interest litigationrdquo and later clarified he respected ldquoall religionsrdquoWith PTI and ANI inputs