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.

[5] 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.

[3] 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.

[17] 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.

[19] Kaul's counsel contended that she was incapable of giving rational answers or making a personal appearance due to her old age and ailments.

[19] 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.

Kaul worked with distinction as member of the Union Council of Ministers and Governor of Himachal Pradesh.