After Rakesh Kishore's "shoe attack" on CJI BR Gavai, an ex-SC judge gave the following advice: "Talking too much in court"

After 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore allegedly tried to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, accusing him of insulting Hinduism, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has encouraged judges to be more restrained and "talk less" in court. The CJI Gavai's comments at a hearing last month about the repair of a Vishnu idol in Khajuraho, Rakesh Kishore said, infuriated him.

Markandey Katju denounced the act in his opinion piece for a news site, but he also claimed that needless courtroom statements frequently cause similar situations. "I oppose the act of hurling a sneaker at Justice Gavai. However, I also want to point out that judges who talk too much in court simply encourage these kinds of situations," he stated.

The incident started when Justice Gavai allegedly instructed the petitioner, "Go and ask the deity itself to do something," during a hearing on a plea to restore a broken idol of Lord Vishnu in Khajuraho. You claim to be a devoted follower of Lord Vishnu. Thus, offer up a prayer for it to heal its own head. Katju quoted Sir Francis Bacon, the former Lord Chancellor of England, when she stated, "A judge who talks a lot is like an untuned cymbal (Jo judge bohot bolta hai woh besura baaja jaisa hota hai)." "A judge's job is to hear, not to speak, in court and then make whatever decision they believe is right," he stated.