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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai following the incident in the Supreme Court when a lawyer tried to hurl a shoe at the CJI inside the court.

"The attack on him earlier today in the Supreme Court premises has angered every Indian. There is no place for such reprehensible acts in our society. It is utterly condemnable," Modi posted on X.

The prime minister also praised Gavai for maintaining calm.

"There is no place for such reprehensible acts in our society. It is utterly condemnable. I appreciated the calm displayed by Justice Gavai in the face of such a situation. It highlights his commitment to values of justice and strengthening the spirit of our Constitution."

Spoke to Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai Ji. The attack on him earlier today in the Supreme Court premises has angered every Indian. There is no place for such reprehensible acts in our society. It is utterly condemnable.

I appreciated the calm displayed by Justice…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2025

In an unprecedented and shocking incident, an elderly lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court on Monday, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect.

As the attempt by the lawyer Rakesh Kishore during the court proceedings sparked widespread condemnation, 

The CJI, who remained unfazed during and after the incident, asked the court officials and security personnel present inside the courtroom to “just ignore” it and to let off the errant lawyer with a warning. Police said Kishore was aged 71.

"Don't get distracted by all this. We are not distracted. These things do not affect me," the CJI, who was sitting on the bench with Justice K Vinod Chandran, told lawyers and continued hearing the mentioning of cases.

According to lawyers, the incident occurred when the CJI-led bench was hearing the mentioning of cases by lawyers.

Kishore approached the dais on a raised platform, removed his shoe and tried to throw it towards the judges.

Alert security personnel present inside the courtroom immediately intervened and foiled an apparent attack.

The lawyer was swiftly escorted out of the court premises. As he was being taken away, the lawyer was heard shouting, "Sanatan ka apman nahi sahenge" (will not tolerate insults to Sanatan Dharma).

Bar bodies SCBA and SCAORA and lawyers including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and political parties strongly condemned the incident as "an attack on the Constitution and the institution as a whole".

Kishore, a resident of Mayur Vihar here, was questioned for three hours by Delhi police officials inside the apex court premises and was later allowed to go at 2 PM as no formal complaint was lodged. Police also returned his shoes to him.

An incident occurred today in the court of Justice BR Gavai, as a lawyer tried to throw an object at him. Security personnel present in court intervened and escorted the lawyer out and detained. While being escorted out of the courtroom, he uttered “Sanatan ka apmaan nahi sahega Hindustan”, says a lawyer present in the courtroom.

However later, the lawyer was released as the Registrar of the Supreme Court told Police it does not want to press the charges.

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