India, Oct. 8 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Attorney General seeking permission to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the advocate who attempted to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice of India terming that the action diminished the majesty and authority of the court.

In a letter addressed to the top law officer R Venkatramani on Wednesday, advocate KR Subhash Chandran said that even after the incident that took place on Monday, the alleged contemnor has not shown any remorse for his action, which makes out a clear case of scandalizing and lowering the top court's authority.

Chandran in his letter said, "It is submitted that the most contemptuous act of the contemnor diminishes the majesty and authority of the Sup...