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[[File:B R Gavai.jpg|thumb|188x188px|[[Chief Justice of India]] [[B. R. Gavai]]]]<br />
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The attempted shoe-hurling at then Chief Justice B. R. Gavai was an incident that occurred on 6 October 2025, in the [[Supreme Court of India]] when a lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, attempted to throw a shoe at the incumbent [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI), [[B. R. Gavai|Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai]], during an open court proceeding. The incident, which was quickly contained by security personnel, was a rare and unprecedented breach of security and decorum in the highest judicial court of the country.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=7 October 2025 |title=Shoe thrown at India's top judge in religious row |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80g4d5epm8o |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/no-remorse-lawyer-unapologetic-after-trying-to-throw-shoe-at-cji-gavai/ar-AA1NZPur |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old advocate, was reportedly motivated by his disapproval of remarks made by CJI Gavai in a previous hearing concerning a religious matter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CJI Shoe Incident: Chaos in Supreme Court Over Sanatan |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bid-to-throw-shoes-at-chief-justice-b-r-gavai-inside-supreme-court-lawyer-shouts-cant-tolerate-any-insult-to-sanatan-3754052 |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Kishore, was unhappy with these remarks, which he perceived as an "''insult to Sanatan Dharma''." As he was being restrained by security personnel, he was heard shouting the slogan, “Sanatan ka apmaan nahi sahenge” (We will not tolerate any insult to Sanatan).<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2025 |title=Citing ‘sanatan dharma’, lawyer hurls shoe at CJI Gavai; angered every Indian: PM |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/advocate-throws-shoe-chief-justice-india-b-r-gavai-court-proceedings-10290523/ |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Mohit |date=29 October 2025 |title=Criminal Contempt - SCBA v. Rakesh Kishore (Shoe Hurling) |url=https://onelawstreet.com/criminal-contempt-scba-v-rakesh-kishore/ |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=One Law Street |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== The incident ==<br />
On the morning of 6 October 2025, during court proceedings before the Chief Justice Court, Kishore suddenly approached the dais and attempted to remove and hurl a shoe towards Justice Gavai. Security personnel immediately intervened and overpowered the advocate before the shoe could reach the bench.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Aftermath and reactions==<br />
===Contempt proceedings===<br />
The [[Supreme Court Bar Association (India)|Supreme Court Bar Association]] (SCBA) sought to initiate [[Contempt of court in India|criminal contempt proceedings]] against Rakesh Kishore, calling the act a grave affront to the dignity of the institution. However, Justice Gavai refused any action and said that “he would rather let the incident die a natural death than fuel further social media debates.”<ref name=":0" /> SCBA obtained permission from the [[Attorney General of India]] [[R. Venkataramani]] initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Kishore under articles 129 and 142 of the [[Constitution of India]]. After obtaining Venkatramani's approval, SCBA filed a case with the Supreme Court.<ref name=":0" /> Court, however, refrained from issuing noticing in the matter and was not inclined to initiate contempt action. The court instead focused on asking the Attorney General and bar bodies to provide suggestions to formulate pan-India guidelines to prevent such occurrences in court premises.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Debby |date=12 November 2025 |title='Give Suggestions To Prevent Such Incidents': Supreme Court Adjourns SCBA's Contempt Plea Over Shoe-Hurling Bid At CJI |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-advocate-rakesh-kishore-shoe-attack-on-cji-gavai-scba-plea-for-contempt-action-309668 |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Bar Council===<br />
[[Bar Council of India]] suspended Kishore from practice, and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) terminated his temporary membership.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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===Political and social reaction===<br />
Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] condemned the act, calling the act "utterly condemnable" and adding that it "angered every Indian." Modi, through a post on X (formerly Twitter), also mentioned that he had spoken to the CJI and appreciated "the calm" displayed by him during the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2025 |title=PM Modi says shoe attack on CJI Gavai ‘has angered every Indian’; leaders, parties condemn act |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-modi-says-shoe-attack-on-cji-gavai-has-angered-every-indian-leaders-parties-condemn-act-10291494/ |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of shoe-throwing incidents]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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