New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said he and Justice K Vinod Chandran were shocked when a lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe at him on October 6, but the issue is a "forgotten chapter."In an unprecedented and shocking incident, a 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, took his shoe in his hand and tried to hurl it at the CJI on Monday. The act elicited all-around condemnation.The CJI made the observation during the hearing of a batch of pleas seeking review and modification of the Vanashakti judgement, which had prohibited the central government from granting retrospective or ex post facto environmental clearances to projects found violating environmental norms. "My learned brother (Justice Chandran) and I were very shocked with what happened on Monday; for us it is a forgotten chapter," the CJI said on the shoe attack. The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday terminated the temporary membership of 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore, two days after he attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai during court proceedings in the top court. The SCBA's executive committee, headed by senior advocate Vikas Singh, said Kishore's act amounted to a "direct assault on judicial independence" and "a grave breach of professional ethics and the dignity of the Supreme Court." In a resolution passed unanimously, the committee said that such "reprehensible, disorderly, and intemperate behaviour" was unbecoming of an officer of the court and inconsistent with the discipline expected of members of the Bar. The association ordered immediate termination of Kishore's temporary membership, dated July 27, 2011, and directed that his membership card be forfeited and his proximity access to the Supreme Court premises cancelled. The resolution also said the decision will be circulated among members of the Bar and relevant authorities. "The Executive Committee reiterates its unwavering commitment to uphold the dignity of the judiciary, the honour of the legal profession, and the constitutional values of respect, discipline, and independence that form the cornerstone of the justice delivery system," the resolution stated. The SCBA's action came a day after Supreme Court advocate KR Subhash Chandran wrote to Attorney General R Venkataramani seeking consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Kishore. In his letter, Chandran said the lawyer's conduct had "diminished the majesty and authority of the court" and that his "lack of remorse even after the incident makes out a clear case of scandalising and lowering the authority of the judiciary." The Attorney General is yet to respond to the request. On October 6, during the mentioning of cases before the CJI's Bench, Kishore approached the dais and tried to remove his shoe before being restrained by security personnel. As he was escorted out, he was heard shouting, "Sanatan ka apmaan nahi sahenge (We will not tolerate any insult to Sanatan)." Unfazed by the chaos, CJI Gavai told lawyers: "Don't get distracted by all this. We are not distracted. These things do not affect me."...