Lawyers protested outside the Karnataka high court on Wednesday against Rakesh Kishore

NEW DELHI: Lawyers protested outside the Karnataka high court on Wednesday against Rakesh Kishore, the advocate who allegedly attempted to hurl an object at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai in the Supreme Court earlier this week. Human rights activist Narsinhamoorthy said, “Three days ago, during a hearing in the Supreme Court, an advocate called Rakesh Kishore hurled a shoe at the Chief Justice. It is not right for someone practising in the Supreme Court to take the law into their own hands.” Vishwanath Reddy, president of the All India Advocate Association, Bengaluru District, said, “If this can happen to the Chief Justice of India, it can happen to others also. Nobody, including the advocate, police and public, can do such a thing. He needs to be punished. Necessary action needs to be taken.” In Telangana, the advocate fraternity held statewide protests on Tuesday, condemning the alleged attack.Demonstrations were organised at the Telangana high court and other courts across the state. The Bar Council of Telangana described the incident as a “shameful and mindless act that must be condemned by every Indian citizen.” Its chairman, A Narsimha Reddy, said, “We demand stern action against the advocate involved in the attack on the CJI.” High court Advocates Association president A Jagan said the act was “not just an attack on the CJI, but on the entire judiciary, Constitution, and also the democratic fabric of the country.” He warned that lawyers would boycott courts if the accused advocate was not arrested immediately. The Metropolitan Criminal Courts Bar Association in Nampally passed a resolution to abstain from court work on Tuesday, October 7. “All presiding officers were requested not to pass any adverse orders,” said its president, K Ravi Kishore.