Kapil Sibal (born 8 August 1948) is an Indian lawyer and politician. A designated Senior Advocate, and currently the President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).[2] He has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court of India and is widely regarded as one of the most controversial and infamous lawyers of India.[3][4][5] He is a Member of Parliament, in Rajya Sabha.
A University of Delhi and Harvard University graduate, Sibal has practiced law in Wall Street and held several important posts relating to law and administration including Additional Solicitor General, and President of Supreme Court Bar Association. Sibal first entered Rajya Sabha in 1998 to represent Bihar. Before that, he had unsuccessfully contested for the Lok Sabha against Sushma Swaraj.[6] He later contested from Chandni Chowk and won in 2004 and 2009.
As a senior Indian National Congress member then, Sibal served under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a minister holding various portfolios over the years. As minister, he headed delegations of India in high-profile international forums. His actions in official capacity were controversial multiple times including when he undertook to regulate internet content. Sibal often was portrayed as an intellectual face of the Congress who batted for the party on television[7] and in regular columns.
In the Supreme Court of India, he usually represented the Congress. As a seasoned lawyer, he has often defended individuals and organisations who are seen by the public as controversial, including government scams, rapists, murderers, corporations and individuals accused of terrorism.[8][9][10][11] He left the Indian National Congress in 2022 to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha independently but backed by Samajwadi Party.[12] He was elected again as President of Bar Association in the Supreme Court for the year 2024–25.[13]
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One of the highest-paid lawyers in the country, Sibal was practising on Wall Street but his political ambitions have kept him anchored in Delhi. "I came here as a young man because my wife, who was with the foreign service, was posted here. I didn't come here to become a 'celebrity lawyer!' No one knows they are going to become a celebrity," he scoffs.
Sibal first entered the Parliament in July 1998 when he was elected to the Rajya Sabha to represent Bihar. Prior to this (in 1996), he contested the South Delhi seat unsuccessfully against BJP's Sushma Swaraj.
Congress spokesman Kapil Sibal has been the party's face on television networks and most often than not he has been pitted against professional rival and BJP spokesperson Arun Jaitley.
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