New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Bar bodies and lawyers on Monday strongly condemned the incident of a lawyer allegedly attempting to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai during a court proceeding.

In a shocking breach of decorum, 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore on Monday allegedly tried to hurl a shoe at CJI Gavai in a courtroom. Alert security personnel present inside the courtroom immediately intervened and prevented the attack.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), headed by senior advocate Vikas Singh, expressed its “profound shock, outrage, and unequivocal condemnation" over what it termed a “reprehensible act" committed by an advocate inside CJI’s courtroom.

In a strongly worded resolution passed unanimously, the SCBA described the advocate’s conduct as “utterly

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