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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
Govt burdening people with petrol price hikes: Congress
June 14, 2020 1:18 am
Congress leader Kapil Sibal claimed the government, instead of passing the benefit of lower crude prices to consumers, hiked the prices of petrol and diesel for the seventh straight day on June 13.
Court must look within, address asymmetries of justice that are causing disquiet in stakeholders
June 13, 2020 9:12 am
Kapil Sibal writes: Recent events have demonstrated that the judiciary needs to introspect. The “fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars but in ourselves”. There is no use in blaming the bar. In any judicial system, lawyers are hyphens between the litigant and the court.
History will recognise six years of BJP govt as harbinger of doom: Kapil Sibal
June 01, 2020 2:00 am
The Congress also hit out at the government regarding Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta’s remarks that some High Courts were “running a parallel government in the country”. The party asked whether the statement was meant to browbeat the courts.
No national plan for COVID-19 in place, SC needs to step in: Kapil Sibal
April 16, 2020 7:14 am
Coronavirus (COVID-19): He said the government does not even know how many people are stranded in different parts of the country.
COVID-19 is yet another call to humankind to mend its ways or perish
April 10, 2020 9:12 am
It is clear by now that If we threaten nature, nature will hit back, and in this battle, we are sure to lose. We need to change our ways.
Home minister’s assurances in Parliament are belied by the letter and intent of the citizenship law
March 17, 2020 10:50 am
Dear home minister, you need to tell the country what your real intention is — your assurance is not enough. It is time for you to be upfront about the government’s intentions.
Whether states are bound to implement CAA is an academic question: Congress
January 22, 2020 3:15 am
Sibal said that “when the Supreme Court decides the matter, one way or the other that will be the law of the country.”
If CAA remains on statute book, there will be consequences if not obeyed: Salman Khurshid
January 19, 2020 9:31 am
A day before on Saturday, Senior advocate and Congress leader Kapil Sibal too said it would be "unconstitutional" for state governments to say they will not implement the new citizenship law.
Kapil Sibal: States can’t say won’t implement CAA, it is not possible, unconstitutional
January 19, 2020 7:24 am
The Left government in Kerala has already approached the Supreme Court, saying that the CAA is “violative of the principles of equality, freedom and secularism enshrined in the Constitution”.
No state can deny implementation of CAA, it's unconstitutional: Congress leader Kapil Sibal
January 18, 2020 10:10 pm
Several state governments including Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra have voiced their dissent with the controversial law and said that they won't implement it.
