New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the incident involving an advocate's attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai earlier this month should be allowed to die a "natural death" rather than being kept alive on social media or by "publicity hungry" individuals, even as it agreed to examine whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, after the Diwali break. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the observation while hearing a mentioning by senior advocate Vikas Singh, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), who urged the top court to take suo motu cognisance and initiate contempt proceedings against Kishore for his act and for remaining unapologetic about it. Singh pointed out that social media platforms were repeatedly circulating the episode, giving it unnecessary traction. "We are not against freedom of speech, but when such rights are exercised at the cost of the institution's integrity and dignity, it assumes a different dimension," the bench observed. P4...