A 47-year-old district judge died of Covid at a government hospital in Delhi today.
Kovai Venugopal, who was a judge at the Saket Family Court, died at 11 am at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital.
He was admitted to hospital on Sunday and was being treated in ICU. According to PTI, Saket Bar Association secretary Dhir Singh Kasana hit out at the government for not prioritizing vaccinations for judges.
"We have been continuously asking the government to make vaccination for all judges and lawyers mandatory as we have to work among thousands of people on a daily basis to keep the justice delivery system working. Had the government agreed to our demand, this incident would not have happened," Mr Kasana said, according to PTI.
Judge Venugopal had been fighting Covid for over a week.
Easy Protection Tips To Keep Your Eyes Safe In Delhi Pollution Delhi University Warns Students Against Fake Notice About Winter Break After Season's Coldest Night, Delhi Wakes Up To Another Day With Toxic Air "We Have Orders": Akhilesh Yadav Shares Clip Of UP Cop, Revolver In Hand "Do You Sell Cars?": Elon Musk Roasts Jaguar's New Ad, Company Responds UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP Candidate From Maharashtra's Beed Dies Of Heart Attack In Polling Booth In New Zealand's Biggest Protest, 35,000 Maoris Take To Streets. Here's Why Urban Voter Apathy Again? Low Turnout In Mumbai Seats Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.