Kapil Sibal wins the SCBA election: Elected as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association
Sibal defeated his opponent by a hefty margin receiving more than 1,000 votes, while his closest competitor Pradeep Kumar Rai managed to earn over 650 votes.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has been elected as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association . Sibal triumphed in the SCBA election, competing against senior advocates Adish C Aggarwala, Pradeep Kumar Rai, Priya Hingorani, along with advocates Tripurari Ray and Neeraj Srivastav. The election was conducted on Thursday and the results were announced the same day.
According to some sources, Sibal defeated his opponent by a hefty margin receiving more than 1,000 votes, while his closest competitor Pradeep Kumar Rai managed to earn over 650 votes.
The court has previously directed that there should be a reservation for women members for some posts in the executive committee of the SCBA. A bench of Justices headed by Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan emphasized the reservation for women members of the Bar.
Kapil Sibal Wins Landslide Victory as President of Supreme Court Bar Association
The bench highlighted that SCBA is a premier institution and is an integral part of the highest judicial forum in the country. The bench has decided that the treasurer’s post on the executive committee will be reserved for women in the upcoming 2024-2025 SCBA polls.
Sibal is an alumnus of Harvard Law School and has extensive experience as the President of the SCBA, having previously held the position three times between 1995 and 2002. He was also appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India during 1989-90. In 1983, he received the designation of Senior Advocate.
Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary on Sibal’s victory said, “Kapil Sibal has just been elected as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association by a landslide. This is a big win for liberal, secular, democratic, and progressive forces.”
“This is also, in the outgoing PM’s words, a trailer for the changes that will happen very soon nationally. The soon-to-be former regime’s legal drumbeaters and cheerleaders must be shocked,” he added.
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