ALLAHABAD HC JUDGE DIES DUE TO COVID INFECTION

PRAYAGRAJ : A sitting judge of Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court, Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava died due to Covid-19 infection on Wednesday.

Justice Srivastava graduated in law in 1986 and did his postgraduation in 1988.

He was appointed to Higher Judicial Service (HJS) in 2005 and promoted as District and Sessions Judge in 2016.

Later, he was posted as principal secretary (law) from September 20, 2016, to November 21, 2018.

Justice Srivastava was appointed as additional judge of Allahabad High Court on November 22, 2018. Subsequently, he took oath as perma

nent judge of Allahabad High Court on November 20, 2020.

A few days ago, when Justice Srivastava was holding court, he had some medical problem and due to which he was shifted to PGI, Lucknow, where he died due to Covid infection on Wednesday.

Registrar (protocol) of Allahabad High Court, Ashish Kumar Srivastava informed that High Court at Allahabad and Lucknow Bench will remain close for one day on April 29 (Thursday) to mourn the untimely demise of Justice Srivastava and as a mark of respect to the departed soul.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed condolences over the death of Justice Srivastava. The CM has prayed for peace of departed soul. The chief minister also expressed his condolences on the demise of MLA Kesar Singh. In his message to the family members of Singh, the chief minister prayed for peace of departed soul.