Published on : 06 Oct 2025, 11:39 am 2 min read

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore from law practice with immediate effect after he attempted to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai in open court on Monday.

According to the order passed by BCI, Kishore, who is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, allegedly removed his sports shoes and attempted to hurl them towards CJI Gavai during court proceedings, before he was detained by security personnel and removed from the court room.

The interim suspension order issued by BCI under the Advocates Act, 1961, and the Bar Council of India Rules on Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette, was signed by BCI Chairman and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra .

During the period of suspe

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