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	\| name = Sheila Kaul		\| name = Sheila Kaul
	\| image = Sheila Kaul.jpg		\| image = Sheila Kaul.jpg
	\| office = [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh\| 11th Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]		\| office = [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh\| 11th Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]
	\| term_start = 17 November 1995		\| term_start = 17 November 1995
	\| term_end = 22 April 1996		\| term_end = 22 April 1996
	\| predecessor = [[Mahabir Prasad]]		\| predecessor = [[Mahabir Prasad]]
	\| successor = Mahabir Prasad		\| successor = Mahabir Prasad
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|2\|7}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|2\|7}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age \|df=yes\|2015\|6\|13\|1915\|2\|7}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age \|df=yes\|2015\|6\|13\|1915\|2\|7}}
	\| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]
	\| death_place = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| profession = politician, [[social worker]], [[social reformer]], [[educationist]]		\| profession = politician, [[social worker]], [[social reformer]], [[educationist]]
	\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
			\| spouse = [[Kailas Nath Kaul]]
	}}		}}

	'''Sheila Kaul''' (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a [[social democratic]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], a ~~[[Diplomat\|stateswoman]]~~, [[cabinet minister]] and [[governor]], and the oldest living former [[member of parliament]] in India at the time of her death.<ref name="bs">{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sheila-kaul-is-101-115020700349_1.html \|title=Sheila Kaul is 101\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date=7 February 2015 \|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="tnie">{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Sheila-Kaul-the-Grand-Old-Lady-Turns-101/2015/02/07/article2657215.ece \|title=Sheila Kaul, the Grand old Lady, turns 101 \|date=7 February 2015 \|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> She was also an [[education\|educator]], [[social worker]], and [[social reformer]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], and an independence activist in [[British India]]. She was [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s sister-in-law and [[Indira Gandhi]]'s maternal aunt.		'''Sheila Kaul''' (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a [[social democratic]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], a politician, [[cabinet minister]] and [[governor]], and the oldest living former [[member of parliament]] in India at the time of her death.<ref name="bs">{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sheila-kaul-is-101-115020700349_1.html \|title=Sheila Kaul is 101\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date=7 February 2015 \|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="tnie">{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Sheila-Kaul-the-Grand-Old-Lady-Turns-101/2015/02/07/article2657215.ece \|title=Sheila Kaul, the Grand old Lady, turns 101 \|date=7 February 2015 \|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> She was also an [[education\|educator]], [[social worker]], and [[social reformer]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], and an independence activist in [[British India]]. She was [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s sister-in-law and [[Indira Gandhi]]'s maternal aunt.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	Kaul introduced in the [[Parliament of India]] The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1991, which was enacted in 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm \|title=The Constitution (Amendment) \|publisher=Indiacode.nic.in \|date= \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses5/23011292.htm</ref> She also moved in Parliament the AMU (Amendment) Bill, 1981, which was enacted in the same year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2222/stories/20051104003511900.htm \|title=Defining moment \|publisher=Frontline.in \|date=4 November 2005 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> While in Parliament, she served as a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings (1980–84), Committee on Privileges (1980–84), Joint Committee on Taxation (Amendment) Bill (1980–84), Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation (1990), and Subject Committee on Science and Technology (1990).<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>		Kaul introduced in the [[Parliament of India]] The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1991, which was enacted in 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm \|title=The Constitution (Amendment) \|publisher=Indiacode.nic.in \|date= \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses5/23011292.htm</ref> She also moved in Parliament the AMU (Amendment) Bill, 1981, which was enacted in the same year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2222/stories/20051104003511900.htm \|title=Defining moment \|publisher=Frontline.in \|date=4 November 2005 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> While in Parliament, she served as a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings (1980–84), Committee on Privileges (1980–84), Joint Committee on Taxation (Amendment) Bill (1980–84), Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation (1990), and Subject Committee on Science and Technology (1990).<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>

	A chargesheet based on a case of 1996 accused the former Union Urban Development Minister of entering into a conspiracy with her two personal staff members and over forty other individuals for ''allegedly'' renting out government shops for a consideration.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/04/23/stories/2003042308070100.htm The Hindu : Sheila Kaul chargesheeted<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]], however, did not seize any assets disproportionate to her income, implying that there was no evidence of corruption.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html President's comments send corruption cases back to cold storage<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231242/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html \|date=4 October 2013 }}</ref> Without holding a trial or providing Kaul with an opportunity to defend herself,<ref name="docstoc56">{{cite journal \|author=Palushkar VG \|title=Judicial Activism \|journal=The Law Review GLC \|volume=7 \|pages=56–67}} http://www.docstoc.com/docs/47549596/JUDICIAL-ACTIVISM-Justice-Mr-V-G-Palshikar-(Retd)</ref> the Supreme Court of India in 1996 imposed an exemplary fine of ₹ 6 million on Kaul for having nepotistically rented out 52 shops and kiosks under the discretionary quota.<ref>{{cite web\|author=\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/supreme-court-appears-to-have-struck-yet-another-blow-for-executive-accountability/1/282682.html \|title='Supreme Court appears to have struck yet another blow for executive accountability' : EDITOR'S NOTE – India Today \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=30 November 1996 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> In 2002, the fine was quashed by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of India in response to a review petition filed by Kaul.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000243/http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 October 2013 \|title=SC waives damages imposed on Sheila Kaul \|date=20 February 2002 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul, the accused, had been deprived of her right to a trial in a Sessions Court, and also the right to file an appeal against a conviction order, if any, before the High Court and ultimately before the Supreme Court.<ref name="docstoc56"/> In 2013, the 99-year-old Kaul moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging the 2012 order of a CBI Special Judge that asked her to appear in court in an ambulance to respond to the charges of out-of-turn allotments against her.<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130406/jsp/nation/story_16754329.jsp#.Uk02H2QY2CU \|title=At 99, fight against ambulance summons \|publisher=Telegraphindia.com \|date=6 April 2013 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul's counsel contended that she was incapable of giving rational answers or making a personal appearance due to her old age and ailments. They argued that the High Court had earlier dismissed Kaul's relief plea despite a medical board of the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] reporting in 2012 that she had an "impaired" understanding of day-to-day events.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/> In 2016, a year after Kaul's death, a special court awarded a two-year prison sentence to her former additional private secretary Rajan Lala, a retired government official, for his role in an allotment scam during her ministerial tenure.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/shops-allotment-scam-court-gives-two-year-jail-to-ex-govt-official/articleshow/54018627.cms\|title=Shops allotment scam: Court gives two-year jail to ex-govt official\|publisher=The Economic Times \|date=5 September 2016\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>		A chargesheet based on a case of 1996 accused the former Union Urban Development Minister of entering into a conspiracy with her two personal staff members and over forty other individuals for ''allegedly'' renting out government shops for a consideration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031108020351/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/04/23/stories/2003042308070100.htm The Hindu : Sheila Kaul chargesheeted<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]], however, did not seize any assets disproportionate to her income, implying that there was no evidence of corruption.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html President's comments send corruption cases back to cold storage<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231242/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html \|date=4 October 2013 }}</ref> Without holding a trial or providing Kaul with an opportunity to defend herself,<ref name="docstoc56">{{cite journal \|author=Palushkar VG \|title=Judicial Activism \|journal=The Law Review GLC \|volume=7 \|pages=56–67}} http://www.docstoc.com/docs/47549596/JUDICIAL-ACTIVISM-Justice-Mr-V-G-Palshikar-(Retd)</ref> the Supreme Court of India in 1996 imposed an exemplary fine of ₹ 6 million on Kaul for having nepotistically rented out 52 shops and kiosks under the discretionary quota.<ref>{{cite web\|author=\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/supreme-court-appears-to-have-struck-yet-another-blow-for-executive-accountability/1/282682.html \|title='Supreme Court appears to have struck yet another blow for executive accountability' : EDITOR'S NOTE – India Today \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=30 November 1996 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> In 2002, the fine was quashed by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of India in response to a review petition filed by Kaul.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000243/http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 October 2013 \|title=SC waives damages imposed on Sheila Kaul \|date=20 February 2002 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul, the accused, had been deprived of her right to a trial in a Sessions Court, and also the right to file an appeal against a conviction order, if any, before the High Court and ultimately before the Supreme Court.<ref name="docstoc56"/> In 2013, the 99-year-old Kaul moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging the 2012 order of a CBI Special Judge that asked her to appear in court in an ambulance to respond to the charges of out-of-turn allotments against her.<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130406/jsp/nation/story_16754329.jsp#.Uk02H2QY2CU \|title=At 99, fight against ambulance summons \|publisher=Telegraphindia.com \|date=6 April 2013 \|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul's counsel contended that she was incapable of giving rational answers or making a personal appearance due to her old age and ailments. They argued that the High Court had earlier dismissed Kaul's relief plea despite a medical board of the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] reporting in 2012 that she had an "impaired" understanding of day-to-day events.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/> In 2016, a year after Kaul's death, a special court awarded a two-year prison sentence to her former additional private secretary Rajan Lala, a retired government official, for his role in an allotment scam during her ministerial tenure.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/shops-allotment-scam-court-gives-two-year-jail-to-ex-govt-official/articleshow/54018627.cms\|title=Shops allotment scam: Court gives two-year jail to ex-govt official\|publisher=The Economic Times \|date=5 September 2016\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

	Sheila Kaul died on 13 June 2015, aged 100<!--by Indian age count 101-->, in [[Ghaziabad, India]].<ref name=TOI /><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sheila-kaul-ex-cabinet-member-dead/1/444474.html \| title=Former Cabinet minister Sheila Kaul dies at 101\| date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Her death was condoled by the [[President of India]], who remembered her for her distinguished service to the nation: "Smt. Kaul was a distinguished Parliamentarian and able administrator who served the nation in various capacities. A multi-faceted personality, Smt. Kaul worked with distinction as member of the Union Council of Ministers and Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The nation will always remember her valuable contributions and pursuit of excellence in public life."<ref name="bspresident"/> Her death was also condoled by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="ndtvcondolence">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-condoles-the-death-of-veteran-party-leader-sheila-kaul-771638 \| title=Congress condoles the death of veteran party leader Sheila Kaul\| date=15 June 2015}}</ref>		Sheila Kaul died on 13 June 2015, aged 100<!--by Indian age count 101-->, in [[Ghaziabad, India]].<ref name=TOI /><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sheila-kaul-ex-cabinet-member-dead/1/444474.html \| title=Former Cabinet minister Sheila Kaul dies at 101\| date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Her death was condoled by the [[President of India]], who remembered her for her distinguished service to the nation: "Smt. Kaul was a distinguished Parliamentarian and able administrator who served the nation in various capacities. A multi-faceted personality, Smt. Kaul worked with distinction as member of the Union Council of Ministers and Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The nation will always remember her valuable contributions and pursuit of excellence in public life."<ref name="bspresident"/> Her death was also condoled by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="ndtvcondolence">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-condoles-the-death-of-veteran-party-leader-sheila-kaul-771638 \| title=Congress condoles the death of veteran party leader Sheila Kaul\| date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sheila Kaul
| image = Sheila Kaul.jpg
| office = [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh| 11th Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]
| term_start = 17 November 1995
| term_end = 22 April 1996
| predecessor = [[Mahabir Prasad]]
| successor = Mahabir Prasad
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|2|7}}
| death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|2015|6|13|1915|2|7}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| profession = politician, [[social worker]], [[social reformer]], [[educationist]]
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
}}

'''Sheila Kaul''' (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a [[social democratic]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], a [[Diplomat|stateswoman]], [[cabinet minister]] and [[governor]], and the oldest living former [[member of parliament]] in India at the time of her death.<ref name="bs">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sheila-kaul-is-101-115020700349_1.html |title=Sheila Kaul is 101|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=7 February 2015 |accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="tnie">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Sheila-Kaul-the-Grand-Old-Lady-Turns-101/2015/02/07/article2657215.ece |title=Sheila Kaul, the Grand old Lady, turns 101 |date=7 February 2015 |accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> She was also an [[education|educator]], [[social worker]], and [[social reformer]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], and an independence activist in [[British India]]. She was [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s sister-in-law and [[Indira Gandhi]]'s maternal aunt.

==Personal life==

Sheila Kaul was born in 1915.<ref name="Members Bioprofile">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2128.htm |title=Members Bioprofile |publisher=164.100.47.132 |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Veteran-Congress-leader-Sheila-Kaul-no-more/articleshow/47665657.cms |title=Veteran Congress leader Sheila Kaul no more |date=14 June 2015 |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref> She had a degree in arts from the [[Lahore College for Women University|Lahore College for Women]] and a degree in teaching from the Sir Ganga Ram Training College, [[Lahore]].<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/> She was a state [[badminton]] champion in undivided [[Punjab region|Punjab]], British India.<ref name="netindian">{{cite web | url=http://netindian.in/news/2015/06/14/00034098/veteran-congress-leader-former-union-minister-sheila-kaul-passes-away | title=Veteran Congress leader, former Union Minister Sheila Kaul passes away | date=14 June 2015}}</ref>

She was married to [[Kailas Nath Kaul]], brother of [[Kamala Nehru]] and a renowned [[botanist]] who established the [[National Botanical Research Institute]] in Lucknow, India. Gautam Kaul, a former Director General of the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhigovt.nic.in/dept/public/gkaul.htm |title=Pt.Gautam Kaul |publisher=Delhigovt.nic.in |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> and film critic,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tugofwarindia.gov.in/NewsDetails.aspx?__nid=18 |title=Kaul Nominated As Member of Sport Cinema Commission of IOA |publisher=Tugofwarindia.gov.in |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> and Vikram Kaul, an international sports administrator,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaempire.com/v2/magazine/2005/may/vikramkaul.asp |title=India Empire |publisher=India Empire |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> are their sons. [[Deepa Kaul]], a social worker and former Congress minister, is their daughter.<ref name="bspresident">{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/president-of-india-condoles-the-passing-away-of-smt-sheila-kaul-115061501197_1.html | title=President of India condoles the passing away of Smt. Sheila Kaul| newspaper=Business Standard India| date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Jawaharlal Nehru was Sheila Kaul's brother-in-law, [[Indira Gandhi]] was her niece, and [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was her grandnephew. [[Prem Adib]], a 1940s [[Bollywood]] superstar, was her brother-in-law.<ref>{{cite book |title=Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922–1964 |author=Gandhi, Sonia |publisher=Penguin|year=2004 |isbn=9780143032458|page=xxi}}</ref>

==Political career==
Sheila Kaul was Corporator of the [[Lucknow|Lucknow Municipal Corporation]] during 1959–65, and a member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] during 1968–71. She was elected as Member of Parliament five times – in 1971, 1980 and 1984 from Lucknow, and in 1989 and 1991 from [[Rae Bareli]]. She served as a Minister in the [[Cabinet of India]] during 1980–84 and 1991–95, and as the Governor of [[Himachal Pradesh]] during 1995–96.<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>

Kaul led the Indian delegations to the International Women's Congress, Berlin in 1975, the [[World Conference on Women, 1980|International Conference of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Copenhagen in 1980]], the International Conference on the Role of Culture for Development of Man and Society, Sofia in 1980, the Sessions of General Conference of the [[UNESCO]], Paris in 1982 and 1983, the First Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, Pyongyang in 1983, the International Conference on Education, Geneva in 1984, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 1985 and 1987, and the [[European Parliament]] in 1990. She became General Secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] in 1988.<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>

Kaul introduced in the [[Parliament of India]] The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1991, which was enacted in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm |title=The Constitution (Amendment) |publisher=Indiacode.nic.in |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses5/23011292.htm</ref> She also moved in Parliament the AMU (Amendment) Bill, 1981, which was enacted in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2222/stories/20051104003511900.htm |title=Defining moment |publisher=Frontline.in |date=4 November 2005 |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> While in Parliament, she served as a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings (1980–84), Committee on Privileges (1980–84), Joint Committee on Taxation (Amendment) Bill (1980–84), Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation (1990), and Subject Committee on Science and Technology (1990).<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>

A chargesheet based on a case of 1996 accused the former Union Urban Development Minister of entering into a conspiracy with her two personal staff members and over forty other individuals for ''allegedly'' renting out government shops for a consideration.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/04/23/stories/2003042308070100.htm The Hindu : Sheila Kaul chargesheeted]</ref> The [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]], however, did not seize any assets disproportionate to her income, implying that there was no evidence of corruption.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html President's comments send corruption cases back to cold storage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231242/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980221/05250014.html |date=4 October 2013 }}</ref> Without holding a trial or providing Kaul with an opportunity to defend herself,<ref name="docstoc56">{{cite journal |author=Palushkar VG |title=Judicial Activism |journal=The Law Review GLC |volume=7 |pages=56–67}} http://www.docstoc.com/docs/47549596/JUDICIAL-ACTIVISM-Justice-Mr-V-G-Palshikar-(Retd)</ref> the Supreme Court of India in 1996 imposed an exemplary fine of ₹ 6 million on Kaul for having nepotistically rented out 52 shops and kiosks under the discretionary quota.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/supreme-court-appears-to-have-struck-yet-another-blow-for-executive-accountability/1/282682.html |title='Supreme Court appears to have struck yet another blow for executive accountability' : EDITOR'S NOTE – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=30 November 1996 |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> In 2002, the fine was quashed by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court of India in response to a review petition filed by Kaul.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000243/http://hindu.com/2002/02/20/stories/2002022002401200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2013 |title=SC waives damages imposed on Sheila Kaul |date=20 February 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul, the accused, had been deprived of her right to a trial in a Sessions Court, and also the right to file an appeal against a conviction order, if any, before the High Court and ultimately before the Supreme Court.<ref name="docstoc56"/> In 2013, the 99-year-old Kaul moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging the 2012 order of a CBI Special Judge that asked her to appear in court in an ambulance to respond to the charges of out-of-turn allotments against her.<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130406/jsp/nation/story_16754329.jsp#.Uk02H2QY2CU |title=At 99, fight against ambulance summons |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=6 April 2013 |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Kaul's counsel contended that she was incapable of giving rational answers or making a personal appearance due to her old age and ailments. They argued that the High Court had earlier dismissed Kaul's relief plea despite a medical board of the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] reporting in 2012 that she had an "impaired" understanding of day-to-day events.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/> In 2016, a year after Kaul's death, a special court awarded a two-year prison sentence to her former additional private secretary Rajan Lala, a retired government official, for his role in an allotment scam during her ministerial tenure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/shops-allotment-scam-court-gives-two-year-jail-to-ex-govt-official/articleshow/54018627.cms|title=Shops allotment scam: Court gives two-year jail to ex-govt official|publisher=The Economic Times |date=5 September 2016|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

Sheila Kaul died on 13 June 2015, aged 100, in [[Ghaziabad, India]].<ref name=TOI /><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sheila-kaul-ex-cabinet-member-dead/1/444474.html | title=Former Cabinet minister Sheila Kaul dies at 101| date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Her death was condoled by the [[President of India]], who remembered her for her distinguished service to the nation: "Smt. Kaul was a distinguished Parliamentarian and able administrator who served the nation in various capacities. A multi-faceted personality, Smt. Kaul worked with distinction as member of the Union Council of Ministers and Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The nation will always remember her valuable contributions and pursuit of excellence in public life."<ref name="bspresident"/> Her death was also condoled by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="ndtvcondolence">{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-condoles-the-death-of-veteran-party-leader-sheila-kaul-771638 | title=Congress condoles the death of veteran party leader Sheila Kaul| date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

===Positions held===
*1971-77: [[Member of Parliament]], [[5th Lok Sabha]] (Lucknow)
*1980-84: [[Member of Parliament]], [[7th Lok Sabha]] (Lucknow)
*1980–84: Minister of State for Culture, Education and Social Welfare (Independent Charge); President, Indian National Commission for Cooperation with the [[UNESCO]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teindia.nic.in/mhrd/50yrsedu/12/8i/6W/8I6W0B01.htm |title=Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO |date= |accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/former-ministers |title=Former Ministers, Ministry of Human Resource Development |date= |accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref>
*1984-89: [[Member of Parliament]], [[8th Lok Sabha]] (Lucknow)
*1989-91: [[Member of Parliament]], [[9th Lok Sabha]] (Rae Bareli)
*1991-95: [[Member of Parliament]], [[10th Lok Sabha]] (Rae Bareli)
* 1991–95: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Development
* 1995: Union Minister for Urban Affairs and Employment
* 1995–96: Governor of Himachal Pradesh

==See also==
*[[Kamala Nehru]]
*[[List of political families]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC |title=Women in the Indian parliament: a critical study of their role |first=Joginder Kumar |last=Chopra |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1993 |isbn=978-81-7099-513-5}}
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