Man Throws Shoe At Chief Justice BR Gavai In Supreme Court
https://c.ndtvimg.com/2025-05/tsb9ju78_justice-br-gavai_625x300_14_May_25.jpeg?downsize=773:435An elderly man threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai in the Supreme Court this morning. The shoe did not reach the bench, and the man was immediately taken into custody. Unfazed by the shocking development in the courtroom, Chief Justice Gavai said, "I am the last person to be affected by such things", and continued the hearing.
According to eyewitnesses, the Chief Justice had just started hearing the first matter of the day when the elderly man raised slogans saying "India won't tolerate Sanatan's insult" and hurled a shoe towards the bench. Security personnel in the courtroom moved swiftly and took the shoe-thrower into custody. The shoe hurled at the Chief Justice did not reach the target.
The shoe-thrower, it is learnt, had a proximity card that is provided to lawyers and clerks in the top court. The proximity card has the name, Kishore Rakesh. His intention behind targeting the Chief Justice is not known, and security agencies are questioning him to find out more.
A lawyer present in court at the time of the incident said that the Chief Justice was calm throughout. "I am the last person to be affected by such things. Please continue (the hearing).
Senior jurist Indira Jaising said the incident must be thoroughly investigated. "The lawyer must be named and legal action taken against him. This appears to be a blatant casteist attack on the Supreme Court of India. It deserves to be condemned by all judges of the Supreme Court by a united press statement that ideological attacks will not be tolerated by the court. Befitting the court's dignity, the CJI Gavai went about judicial work with no visible disturbance," she said in a post on X.
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