Mangalore, December 13: A condolence meet was organized to mourn the demise of Karnataka High Court Judge Justice VG Sabhahit, at Court Hall in the city on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion Mangalore Bar Council president and senior advocate, SP Chengappa said that Justice Sabhahit was an honest and straight-forward judge, who has set a model for the young generation.
RN Shettigar, Narasimha Murthy, Nagalinge Gowda and Manjunath were present among others.
Justice VG Sabhahit, a judge in the Karnataka high court, died due to a heart attack on the high court premises on Monday. He suffered the heart attack in his chambers at 4.45pm. This is the first time a judge has died in his chambers.
The high court in Bangalore and the circuit benches at Dharwad and Gulbarga, as a mark of respect, remained closed on Tuesday.
Justice Sabhahit was born on November 26, 1955. He enrolled as an advocate on July 1979 and practised in the high court.He joined the Karnataka Judicial Service as district judge on April 18, 1988. He was promoted to the cadre of district judgeon November 1995.
He was appointed additional judge of the high court on February 2000, and as permanent judge on June 11, 2001.
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