Kapil Sibal re-elected as President of Supreme Court Bar Association 23 years after his last term
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has secured victory in the election for the post of President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Sibal emerged triumphant with 1066 votes, defeating his closest competitor, Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, who garnered 689 votes. The incumbent President, Senior Advocate Dr. Adish C Aggarwala, received 296 votes, according to tentative figures.
Among the other contenders were Priya Hingorani, Tripurari Ray, and Neeraj Srivastava.
This marks the fourth time that Kapil Sibal will serve as the President of the SCBA. He previously held the position three times, with his last tenure dating back twenty-three years ago in 2001. Before that, he served as President during the terms of 1995-96 and 1997-98.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
