The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it was better to let the attack on Chief Justice BR Gavai “ die a natural death ” rather than fuel its “monetisation” on social media, reported Bar and Bench .

The statement by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi came after Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh told the court that Attorney General R Venkataramani had given his consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore, who allegedly attempted to throw a shoe at Gavai.

“This shoe-throwing incident cannot go unnoticed like this,” said Singh. “This person [Kishore] has no remorse.”

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta agreed with Singh and added: “Some action was needed.”

The consent of the attorney general or the solicitor

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