India, Oct. 9 -- 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 ass...