India, Oct. 8 -- After 71-year-old lawyer Rakesh Kishore tried to attack the Chief Justice BR Gavai by throwing a shoe at him in the Supreme Court, caste-coded social-media attacks continue against the country's judicial head, even as calls grow louder for exemplary action by the BJP-led central government.

By Wednesday evening, there was a 'zero' FIR registered against Rakesh Kishore in Congress-ruled Karnataka, and police in AAP-ruled Punjab filed multiple FIRs over some "casteist" social media posts too, naming YouTuber Ajeet Bharti among others.

Political leaders and activists sought action from the central government, too, though the CJI has chosen not press charges against Rakesh Kishore. The 'zero' FIR in Bengaluru means a case r...