# Sibal loses faith in Supreme Court, then thanks it next day 2026-10-12T02:09:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said on Saturday, 10 October that he had lost faith in the Supreme Court after it refused relief on alleged wrongful voter deletions in Bengal, where tribunals restored names in 93% of appeals. He told reporters he was tired of approaching the court. But on Sunday, 11 October, after the court found a prima facie breach of its 9 October order against a Metro shutdown and issued notices to top officials, Sibal thanked the court for restoring faith in the justice system. The court directed normalisation of Metro, train and internet services in Delhi. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Livelaw's story leads with Sibal's loss of faith in the Supreme Court, framing it as a definitive statement, and does not mention his later expression of gratitude. Times of India, published a day later, shows the full arc: Sibal's Saturday frustration and his Sunday reversal after the court's order on Metro and train services. It also includes the courtroom atmosphere and the court's explicit aim to restore faith. Times of India gives a more complete picture by covering both statements, while Livelaw's piece stops at the earlier, more dramatic comment. The contrast shows the event's emotional trajectory: a temporary venting followed by an immediate, court-driven restoration of confidence in the same institution. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livelaw.in (neutral report) Leads with and ends on Sibal's harsh criticism, omits his later reversal - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Shows both Saturday criticism and Sunday gratitude for full arc This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: CJI, Election Commission, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Kapil Sibal, Supreme Court, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sibal-loses-faith-in-supreme-court-then-thanks-it-next-day/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sibal-loses-faith-in-supreme-court-then-thanks-it-next-day/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/