A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Attorney General of India, requesting permission to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who allegedly tried to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the apex court on Monday, LiveLaw reported.

Advocate Subhash Chandran KR, in his letter, requested Attorney General R. Venkataramani to grant consent under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, arguing that Kishore’s act of throwing a shoe at the dais and shouting slogans against the Chief Justice constitutes a serious disruption to the justice system and diminishes the authority and dignity of the Supreme Court.

As per the report, the letter emphasised that "the most contemptuous act of the Contemnor diminishes the majesty and authority

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