Attorney-General R. Venkataramani on Thursday granted his consent to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore who attempted to hurl a shoe at CJI BR Gavai on October 6 over alleged insult to Sanatan.

“I hereby grant my consent under Section 15(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for the initiation of contempt proceedings against Mr Rakesh Kishore before the Supreme Court of India,” Venkataramani said in a letter to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Vikas Singh who had sought his consent on the issue.

“No person can have any reason whatsoever to scandalise the court. Throwing or attempting to throw any object aimed at the Hon’ble Judges, or shouting at judges to find fault with the conduct of proceedings will be scandalous.

“The r

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