New Delhi: An advocate has sought the consent of Attorney General R Venkataramani to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishore for attempting to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai inside the courtroom on Monday.

In a shocking security breach, Kishore (71) attempted to hurl a shoe towards the CJI and was heard shouting \"Sanatan ka apman nahi sahenge\" (will not tolerate insults to Sanatan Dharma).

The Bar Council of India promptly suspended Kumar's bar licence with immediate effect.

In a letter addressed to the attorney general, advocate Subhash Chandran K R sought his nod under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

Under the provision, either the high courts or the Supreme Court can initiate criminal contempt proceedings where they ar

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