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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Triumphs in SCBA Presidential Election with Overwhelming Majority

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal has been elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). The elections for the association were held on Thursday, May 16.

Other Participants

Alongside Sibal, senior advocates Adish C. Aggarwala, Pradeep Kumar Rai, Priya Hingorani, and advocates Tripurari Ray and Neeraj Srivastava were contesting for the SCBA president position. According to sources, Sibal secured over 1,000 votes, while Rai received over 650 votes.

About Kapil Sibal

A Harvard Law School graduate, Sibal served as the additional solicitor general of India during 1989-90. He was designated as a senior advocate in 1983. Between 1995 and 2002, the former minister in the Congress-led UPA government served three terms as SCBA president.

SC Pushes for Gender Equality

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Vishwanathan expressed that the SCBA is a premier institution and an integral part of the highest judicial forum in the country. It directed that there shall be reservations for women members of the Bar. The bench mandated that in the upcoming 2024-2025 SCBA polls, the post of treasurer in the executive committee be reserved for women.

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