Lucknow, April 30 (TIWN) Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, passed away on Wednesday after being afflicted by Covid.

Justice Srivastava was sitting at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.  He obtained his law degree in 1986 and completed his post-graduate studies in 1988. He was, thereafter, appointed in the Higher Judicial Service in 2005. He was promoted as District and Sessions Judge in 2016.  Between September 20, 2016, and November 21, 2018, he served as Principal Secretary (Legislative).