appointed to vet a draft report of Ranjit Sinha, the Director of the CBI, in 2013. Submitted to the Supreme Court of India, this concerned the Indian coal allocation scam and led to opposition claims that the autonomy of the CBI was undermined. They demanded Kumar's resignation from the cabinet, which happened on 10 May 2013. Kumar said that he resigned only to ensure that the functioning of Parliament was not stalled and noted that the Supreme Court had not made any adverse comments against him. Personal life He married Madhu on 30 November 1975, with whom he had a son and daughter. Post retirement he had a trip to the United Kingdom in May/June 2022. Publications Among Kumar's publications are: Books Ehsas-O-Izhar: An Anthology of Urdu Poetry (Publisher: Nyogi Books)The HinduJagran Hope in a Challenged Democracy: An Indian Narrative (Publisher: Wisdom Tree; ) Law, Ideas and Ideology in Politics: Perspectives of an Activist (Publisher: HarAnand Publications; ) Honours Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class, Grand Cordon (2017) References External links Profile on Indian Government Archives website 1952 births Indian National Congress politicians Living people Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Delhi University alumni Faculty of Law, University of Delhi alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Law Ministers of India Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun