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New Delhi : Lokpal of India family is saddened due to the death of Judicial Member, Lokpal of India, Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi. He died fighting COVID-19.
May the departed soul rest in peace and may God grant strength to the bereaved family to come out of this great loss, said the Lokpal of India family.
On May 2, 2020, at approximately 8:45 pm, Judicial Member, Lokpal of India, Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi. He was infected with Corona virus and was admitted to AIIMS on April 2, 2020, after having breathing problems.
Late Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi was born on November 12, 1957. He did his graduation in Economics (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce and studied law at Campus law Centre, Delhi University. He started practice of law at Patna High Court and was elevated as an Additional Judge Patna High Court on October 9, 2006, and took oath as Permanent Judge of the High Court on November 21, 2007. He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court on July 7, 2018, according to a PIB release.
On March 27, 2019 ,Justice Tripathi took oath as a Judicial Member of Lokpal of India. He played an important role in setting up the Institution of Lokpal of India with his innovative ideas and inputs.