Kapil Sibal born 8 August 1948, is an Indian lawyer and politician. A designated Senior Advocate, he has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court of India and is widely regarded as one of the famous lawyers of India. He is a Member of Parliament, in Rajya Sabha.
The Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Kapil Sibal inaugurating the ‘National Cloud’ under the ‘MeghRaj’ initiative of the Department of Electronics & IT, in New Delhi on February 04, 2014. The Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Shri J. Satyanarayna is also seen.
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.
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.
In the Supreme Court of India, he usually represented the Congress. He left the Indian National Congress in 2022 to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha independently but backed by Samajwadi Party. – Kapil Wiki
