New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai opened up on the shoe-throwing attempt made at him during court proceedings, saying that his reaction, to not pursue action against the lawyer, stemmed from his upbringing and personal values.

In an interview with ANI, former CJI BR Gavai said, "Maybe it is a result of my upbringing... I didn't even know it was related to some alleged utterances or observations made by me in court. But I felt I must proceed with the matter, and that was a decision taken in the spur of the moment," he said.

Advocate Rakesh Kishore attempted to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice of India in the courtroom on October 6. Security personnel present in the court intervened and took the lawyer out of th...