The Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, asked the Centre and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to suggest measures to stop attacks like the one targeting former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai inside the courtroom. The court also wanted a standard operating procedure for how the media should report such incidents. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, and senior advocate and SCBA President Vikas Singh to provide joint suggestions. These suggestions would help the court create guidelines to handle such issues. "The solicitor general, Tushar Mehta, and senior advocate and SCBA president jointly state that they will put up joint suggestions recommending preventive measures for these kinds of occurrences, and the protocol to be observed for reporting and publicising such incidents in future," said Chief Justice Surya Kant. The court waived the need to officially notify the Centre, calling the issue non-adversarial and suitable for a single set of proposals. Earlier, the Bench expressed reluctance to start criminal contempt proceedings against 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who tried to attack ex-CJI Gavai during court sessions on October 6. Kishore’s unexpected act led the Bar Council of India to suspend his lawyer’s license immediately. Despite the attack, CJI Gavai stayed calm. He advised court staff and security to "just ignore" the incident and suggested giving Kishore only a warning. The attack caused strong reactions across the country, including a condemnation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also spoke personally with CJI Gavai. The court asked the SCBA to submit three to four safety suggestions for court areas and bar rooms. It also said it would seek suggestions from the Attorney General to develop nationwide guidelines for courtroom security.