Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal was elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has been elected the new President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). In the election held on Thursday, Sibal secured 1,066 votes, defeating his closest rival, Senior Counsel Pradeep Rai, who received 689 votes.
This marks Sibal’s return to the role, having previously served as SCBA President in 2001-02 and twice before that, in 1995-96 and 1997-98. While the vote count for other candidates is still ongoing, Sibal has clearly taken the lead.
The results for the other candidates—Adish Aggarwala, Priya Hingorani, Neeraj Srivastava, and Tripurari Ray—are yet to be updated. Additionally, Advocate Rachana Srivastava was elected Vice President, securing 816 votes and narrowly defeating Sukumar Pattjoshi, who received 784 votes.