Breaking his silence over an elderly lawyer’s attempt to hurl a shoe at him on October 6, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Thursday said he was “shocked”, but now the issue was a “forgotten chapter”.

“My learned brother (Justice Chandran) and I were very shocked with what happened on Monday… For us, it’s a forgotten chapter,” the CJI said about the unprecedented incident that invited all-around condemnation.

The CJI’s comments came during the hearing of petitions seeking review and modification of the Vanashakti judgement, which prohibited the Centre from granting retrospective or ex post facto environmental clearances to projects found violating environmental norms.

In a shocking incident, advocate Rakesh Kishore on Monday attempted to hurl a shoe at CJI Gavai during proceedings in t

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