Lawyer seeks AG’s nod for action over CJI attack

CJT HAD DISMISSED A PLEA FILED BY RAKESH KISHORE SEEKING THE RESTORATION OF LORD VISHNU’S IDOL AT KHAJURAHO WHEN THE LATTER TRIED TO HURL HIS SHOE

- Abraham Thomas, Ravinder Vasudeva and Saubhadra Chatterji

A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday wrote to attorney general R Venkatramani seeking permission to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the advocate who attempted to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, earlier this week, terming thatthe action diminished the majesty and authority of the court.

Inaletter addressed to the Centre’s top law officer, advocate KR Subhash Chandran said that even after the incident that took place on Monday, the alleged contemnor hasnot shownany remorse for his action, which makes out a clear case of scandalising and lowering the top court’s authority.

“Tt is submitted that the most contemptuous act of the contemnor diminishes the majesty and authority of the Supreme Courtand defeats the Constitution of India,” he said.

Thisis the second such request before Venkatramani. On Tuesday, social activist Suraj Kumar Bauddh wrote to the Attorney General seeking permission to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against YouTuber Aject Bharti and religious preacher Aniruddhacharyaalias Aniruddh Ram Tiwari for making inflammatory remarks against the CJI.

(On October 6, now suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore, who was present in the courtroom, attempted to remove his shoe to hurl itat the CJI. However, he was stopped by the security personnel and escorted out.