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| Bar suspends work for 2 days | | Justice Gupta passes away | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 05 Just four months after his elevation as Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Vinod Gupta died after prolong illness at PGI Chandigarh, this afternoon. His is survived by one son and a daughter.
Body of the Justice Gupta was brought back to Jammu late this evening and will be cremated at Channi Himmat on Monday at 10:30 AM.
Family sources told News Agency of Kashmir that Justice Gupta was admitted to PGI Chandigarh about three weeks back, where he breathed his last, this afternoon.
LL.B Graduated in 1969 from Jammu and Kashmir University and Law from Delhi University in the year 1972, Justice Vinod Gupta had passed KCS (Judicial) Examination in the year 1977 and was appointed as Munsiff Judge on January 27, 1978.
He was promoted as Sub-Judge in the month of August 1985 and appointed as District and Sessions Judge in the month of August 1997. The postings include Principal and District Sessions Judge Jammu, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice and Registrar General of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Finally Justice Gupta was elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on November 6, 2008.
In the meanwhile, Bar Association Jammu has decided to suspend work in all the courts for two days as a condolence to the departed soul.
“The death is unfortunate for us”, Bar president Advocate Sunil Sethi told adding that the Bar has decided to suspend the work on Monday and Wednesday.
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