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{{short description|Indian judge}} | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | |||
| name = Ajay Kumar Tripathi | |||
| office = [[Lokpal|Judicial Member of Lokpal]] | |||
| image = Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi.png | |||
| caption = Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi | |||
| birth_date = 12 November 1957 | |||
| birth_place = | |||
| death_date = 2 May 2020 (age 62) | |||
| death_place = [[AIIMS]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | |||
| termstart = 23 March 2019 | |||
| term_end = 2 May 2020 | |||
| nominator = | |||
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]] | |||
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] | |||
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice | |||
| termend = | |||
| Office 1 = | |||
| office1 = [[Chief Justice|Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court]] | |||
| termstart1 = 7 July 2018 | |||
| termend1 = 22 March 2019 | |||
| nominator1 = [[Dipak Misra]] | |||
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]] | |||
}} | |||
On | '''Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi''' (12 November 1957 – 2 May 2020) was an Indian judge and former [[Lokpal|Judicial Member of Lokpal]] starting 23 March 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qrius.com/lokpal-meet-the-men-and-women-who-will-probe-corruption/|title=Lokpal: Meet the men and women who will probe corruption|website=qrius.com|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> He was also the [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]. | ||
==Career== | |||
Tripathi graduated in [[Economics]] with Honours from [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], and studied law from [[Delhi University]]. He started practice in 1981 at [[Patna High Court]] on service matter, Constitutional, Taxation, Excise and commercial litigations. Tripathi was the Standing Counsel for the [[government of India|Union of India]] and the Income Tax Department. He also appeared on behalf of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) and the [[Auditor and Comptroller General of India]]. He served as an Additional Advocate General for the [[State of Bihar]]. On 9 October 2006 he was elevated as an Additional Judge of Patna High Court,<ref name="patnacourt-bio"/> a position he held until 11 November 2019.<ref name="patnacourt-bio">{{cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi |url=http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/Judges_Dtl.aspx?ID=MTE%3D-0ixlSJWDowU%3D |website=patnahighcourt.gov.in |access-date=30 May 2020 |date=2013}}</ref> Tripathi became the Chief Justice of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]] on 7 July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jul/07/justice-ajay-kumar-tripathi-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-chhattisgarh-hc-1839823.html |title=Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi sworn-in as chief justice of Chhattisgarh HC|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/sitting.html#cj |title=Sitting Judges|website=highcourt.cg.gov.in|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/justice-ajay-tripathi-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-cgarh.html|title=Justice Ajay Tripathi sworn-in as Chief Justice of C'garh|date=8 July 2018|newspaper=The Pioneer|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> On 23 March 2019 he was appointed as the [[Lokpal|Judicial Member of Lokpal]]. | |||
==Death== | |||
In April 2020 Tripathi contracted [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] and was placed on a ventilator in critical condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi tests positive for COVID-19, 'critical but stable' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/apr/05/lokpal-member-ajay-kumar-tripathi-tests-positive-for-covid-19-critical-but-stable-2126203.html |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> He died on 2 May 2020 from a [[heart attack]] at the AIIMS Trauma Centre.<ref name="times-india-heart-attack">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Lokpal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi dies due to cardiac arrest after testing positive for coronavirus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lokpal-member-ajay-kumar-tripathi-dies-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/75510973.cms |access-date=30 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=3 May 2020 |language=en |quote=''Lokphal member Ajay Kumar Tripathi, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, official sources said.}}</ref> | |||
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