Rakesh Kishore was born on September 10, 1954. At the age of 55, he enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) in 2009. He lives in Mayur Vihar Phase 1. On Monday morning, the advocate, now 71, made news for allegedly throwing a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court. Shortly after Monday's incident, the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordered Kishore's suspension. He was also barred by the BCI from appearing, pleading or practising in any court, tribunal or authority in India. A show cause notice has been issued to him to explain why the action should not be continued. The BCI also stated that disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against him. The lawyer did not respond to multiple requests from The Indian Express for a comment. Kishore had filed at least two petitions during his tenure, The Indian Express found. One was a contempt petition filed in August 2021 before the Delhi Cooperative Tribunal by Kishore, the then president of Riverview Apartments in Mayur Vihar Phase 1, against the society’s ex-president and ex secretary. This case was related to an order passed by the Tribunal about the use of garbage chutes. The petition was dismissed by the Tribunal in June 2022 and was called “time-barred”. Another writ petition was filed by Kishore in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Delhi to initiate action in a case of “mismanagement” of a multi-storey complex. Kishore alleged that the complex didn’t have a fire safety certificate from 2004 to 2021. Residents of the society where he lives told The Indian Express that Kishore became the president of the society six years ago and that recent elections haven't been held. They claimed they had filed multiple complaints against him - one was related to the alleged assault of a senior citizen in November 2021. However, according to the Delhi Police, Kishore had no criminal antecedents. The advocate had been picked up by the security personnel after the shoe throwing incident. Following three hours of questioning, the Delhi Police allowed Kishore to go after the apex court’s registrar general refused to press charges against him. Police also asked him about his motive for throwing the shoe at CJI Gavai. “The advocate claimed he was unhappy with the CJI’s remarks during a recent hearing of a plea seeking the restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol in the Khajuraho Temple complex in Madhya Pradesh,” a source said.
