India, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked whether Rakesh Kishore, the lawyer who hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, should be given "undue importance" by initiating contempt proceedings against him.

Hearing arguments in the case, Justice Surya Kant observed, "Such kind of persons have no stake in the system. Giving any undue importance to a person who does not deserve it. we will look at it with the same magnanimity that the CJI has shown."

The observation came as the court referred to CJI Gavai's decision to not press any charges against Kishore, having told court officials at the time of the incident to "just ignore" the episode.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the Supreme Court ...