Former Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Vimlesh Kumar Shukla died in New Delhi on Saturday.

Former Acting Chief of Allahabad High Court

Justice Vimlesh Kumar Shukla died on Saturday (June 29) in New Delhi. His last rites will be performed on Sunday (June 30) at 8.30a.m. at Rasoolabad ghat at Prayagraj.

Before being elevated as judge of Allahabad High Court, Justice Shukla served as Secretary of Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA).

Born on June 3, 1955, Justice Shukla completed his BA and LL.B. from Allahabad University and got himself enrolled as a lawyer in 1981 in the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. He practised in the areas like civil and constitutional in the high court at Allahabad. Later, he was elevated as judge of Allahabad High Court on December 21, 2002. He retired on June 2, 2017.

After retirement, he started law practice at the Supreme Court and was soon designated as senior advocate by the supreme court.

Few days back, he suffered brain stroke while returning from the Supreme Court. He was admitted in a private hospital, where he took his last breath on June 29, 2024.