Shoe-throwing bid at CJI: AG gives nod for contempt plea; curb on social media posts sought | India News – The Times of India

Shoe-throwing bid at CJI: AG gives nod for contempt plea; curb on social media posts sought | India News – The Times of India

CJI BR Gavai and Rakesh Kishore NEW DELHI: Attorney General R Venkataramani has granted consent for the initiation of contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishore, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Thursday.Tushar Mehta and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) also sought the top court’s order to restrain social media from airing…

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‘Inconsistent with dignity’: BCI suspends lawyer for hurling shoe at CJI Gavai; disciplinary proceedings to follow | India News – The Times of India

‘Inconsistent with dignity’: BCI suspends lawyer for hurling shoe at CJI Gavai; disciplinary proceedings to follow | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India on Monday suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore from practising in any court with immediate effect, after he allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court. The incident took place around 11.35 am, when the 71-year-old lawyer, identified…

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