The Bar Council of India (BCI) has ordered the suspension of 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore from legal practice after he allegedly threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court on Monday morning.

“On the basis of prima facie material, it appears that at 11.35 am… in court No. 1 of the Supreme Court of India, you i.e. Advocate Rakesh Kishore, enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi … removed your sports shoes and attempted to hurl them towards the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India during ongoing proceedings, whereupon you were detained by security. The conduct is, on the face of the record, inconsistent with the… rules and the dignity of the court,” read the order signed by BCI chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra.

“In view of the foregoing,

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