The Supreme Court on Monday declined to start criminal contempt of court proceedings against 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who recently attempted to attack the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, by hurling a shoe at the CJI-led bench on October 6.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi reasoned that, when the Chief Justice of India himself has let go of this incident, initiating action against the attacker would only further glorify him.

“This (initiating action) will rather lead to his (Rakesh Kishore’s) glorifying more. Such kind of persons have no stake in the system. Giving any undue importance to person will only… Let us, the bar and the bench both should think of the larger issue of issuing guidelines in this regard”, Justice Surya Kant said.

The Court, however, ag

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