Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay, the sitting Judge of the Patna High Court, died this morning in a private hospital in Chennai.
He was undergoing treatment for kidney-related issues as well as other ailments.
In May 2017, Justice Upadhyay was elevated as a Judge of the Patna High Court and was scheduled to retire on December 3,2024.
Justice Upadhyay was born on December 4,1962. His father, late Vidya Dhar Upadhyay was a Section Officer at Patna High Court. From 22 August 1988 to 2010, he worked as a part-time instructor faculty of law in Commerce College, Magadh University, where he earned his LLB, LLM, and Ph.D.
From 1989 to 1996, and again from 2004 to 2006, Justice Upadhyay worked as a part-time instructor at Patna Law College. He also served as a visiting faculty member at Chanakya National Law University from 2007 to May 2017.
From December 2010 until May 2017, he worked as a Standing Counsel at Patna High Court in Patna.
He also worked as a Counsel for Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur from 2010 to 2016, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabbour, Bhagalpur from 2010 to April 2017, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa from January 2017 to May 2017, and the Dental Council of India from 2015 to May 2017.
