The Supreme Court on Monday questioned whether it could initiate contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on October 6, when the CJI himself had chosen to pardon the act.

A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking criminal contempt action against Kishore and a John Doe order to restrain social media glorification of the incident.

Appearing for the SCBA, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said that while the CJI had initially decided not to press charges, Kishore later gave media interviews boasting about his act and vowing to repeat it. “This whole thing is being glorified. The court has sufficient powers to ensure it does not ha

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