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Kapil Sibal
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- Born 08 August 1948
- Age 76
- Birth Place Jalandhar, East Punjab, India
- Profession Senior Advocate, Politician
- Political Party Independent
- In Office Union Minister Of Communications And Information Technology, Government Of India 19 January 2011 - 26 May 2014, Union Minister Of Human Resource Development, Government Of India 29 May 2009 - 29 October 2012, Union Minister Of Science And Technology, Government Of India 23 May 2004 - 22 May 2009, Union Minister Of Earth Sciences, Government Of India 29 January 2006 - 22 May 2009, Union Minister Of Law And Justice, Government Of India 11 May 2013 - 26 May 2014, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabhafrom Delhi NCT 10 May 2004 - 16 May 2014
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Kapil Sibal BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 09 Feb 2025
Kapil Sibal: A Legal Luminary and Political Veteran Born August 8, 1948, Kapil Sibal is a prominent Indian lawyer and politician. A senior advocate, he's currently President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), a position he previously held and recently reclaimed for 2024-25. His distinguish...
Kapil Sibal PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Hira Lal Sibal |
| Spouse | Nina Sibal (1973; died 2000), Promila Sibal (2005), |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Education | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (B.A., M.A.), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B.), Harvard Law School, (LL.M.) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Kapil Sibal
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Minister of Law and Justice of India | 11 May 2013 - 25 May 2014 |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | N/A |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
KAPIL SIBAL NEWS
Adani to Ambani: Sibal gets India Inc to pay Rs 50 crore for lawyers’ health cover
May 25, 2025 7:55 am
New Supreme Court Bar president wants it scrapped or renegotiated
New law designed to capture waqf by non-judicial process: Sibal in SC
May 21, 2025 6:31 am
The court asked if it is a matter of fact that under the enactments of 1913, 1923, and so on, there is a mandatory requirement for registration? Sibal said the language used is, “shall be registered”
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea challenging blocking of 4PM News YouTube channel
May 06, 2025 5:39 am
The petitioner, 4PM News, has urged the Supreme Court to direct the government to produce the blocking order with reasons and records.
Looks as if judiciary being taught a lesson: Sibal hits out at Dhankhar
April 18, 2025 9:19 pm
Senior Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal said the Speaker should be equidistant between the Opposition and the ruling party.
Delhi Confidential: The Multitasker
April 17, 2025 3:36 am
THE Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday on the challenge to the Waqf Act saw a robust debate between the lawyers for the petitioners and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
Kapil Sibal at Idea Exhange | ‘Corruption, misconduct, partisanship: Judiciary hasn’t responded to these issues institutionally... that’s disturbing’
March 31, 2025 8:04 am
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on the judiciary’s need to respond to corruption institutionally, the three-language formula and what the INDIA bloc needs to do to find success. The conversation was moderated by Apurva Vishwanath, National Legal Editor, The Indian Express
SC releasing internal probe report sets dangerous precedent: Kapil Sibal on Justice Varma incident
March 30, 2025 7:38 am
Sibal emphasised that such incidents should bring forth an institutional response of implementing mechanisms in place.
'No rationale for sending motion to remove Justice Yadav to Supreme Court... under law, they have no role’: Kapil Sibal
February 14, 2025 5:20 am
'Whatever may be the decision, whether or not to accept the motion, should be taken as quickly as possible, despite the fact that the Chairman may have sent the motion... to Supreme Court for information,” Kapil Sibal tells The Indian Express
EC must clarify on questions raised by Congress about EVMs: Sibal
October 13, 2024 7:10 pm
The Congress has said the assembly polls results were "unexpected" and have alleged discrepancies in the EVMs in some seats.
Is this route to 'Viksit Bharat': Kapil Sibal on UP Kanwar Yatra order
July 20, 2024 3:41 pm
Days after the Muzaffarnagar Police asked all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday extended the controversial order across the state.
KAPIL SIBAL PHOTOS
Salman Khan, Kapil Sibal, A R Rahman's musical night
February 28, 2014 11:47 am
A R Rahman and Salman Khan inaugurated his new music album 'Raunaq'.
KAPIL SIBAL VIDEOS
How the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya impacts the BJP
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
The Supreme Court has said that the date for the Ayodhya hearings will be decided in January. Here’s how it will impact the BJP and what the RSS is likely to do.
Fali S Nariman Interview: Congress' charges for impeachment of Chief Justice Dipak Misra are frivolous
June 22, 2020 6:25 pm
In an interview to The Indian Express, senior jurist Fali S Nariman rubbished the charges leveled by the Congress party on the issue of impeaching the Chief Justice of India. This is what he said.
Idea Exchange With Kapil Sibal
June 05, 2016 3:42 pm
Congress leaders meet President, brief him on Arunachal Pradesh
February 16, 2016 4:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal met President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday evening to brief him about the happenings in Arunachal Pradesh. Briefing the media after meeting the President, Congress leader Sibal said they have requested the former to ensure that the Constitution is followed and obeyed in formation of government in Arunachal Pradesh. He further said that any act of Centre to swear in Khaliko Pul would be unconstitutional.
Everything about BJP is retrospective: Kapil Sibal
February 16, 2016 2:15 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Commenting on the tax notice to telecom major Vodafone, Congress leader and former union minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said that the NDA Government has a habit of doing everything in retrospective. He recalled that current Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had once said that there should be no retrospective action in any matter, and now the government has gone back on that view. He said that when the Congress was in power, the opposition termed its actions as tax terrorism, and when the latter assumed power, it is being described as legitimate tax collection?
Shah should not lecture Congress on nationalism: Sibal
February 15, 2016 4:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday rubbished Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah’s comment on the Jawaharlal Nehru University row, saying he did not have the stature to lecture Congress president Sonia Gandhi or vice president Rahul Gandhi on the issue of nationalism. Sibal said instead of dealing with the university students in the way that they should be dealt with, the BJP was busy proving that they were criminals. Sibal further stated that India is no more under British rule and added that Amit Shah and PM Modi cannot stop these young children from speaking their minds.
Sibal congratulates Shah on re-election, 'upcoming defeats'
January 24, 2016 5:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for dictating terms in the party as a 'shehenshah'. He also congratulated Shah over his victory for the second time as the party's president but at the same time took a jibe and congratulated him for the 'losses' awaiting him in the upcoming assembly polls.
PM Modi is immature in terms of handling Pak: Congress
January 07, 2016 4:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): Asserting that the BJP-led NDA Government has mastered the art of 'taking unauthorised U-turns', the Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy and said that he is immature in terms of handling Pakistan. He also raised question on Bharatiya Janata Party by asking why is it always that the ball is in Pakistan's court, sometimes it should also be in India's court also.
