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, will remain 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 judge on November 1995.
He was appointed additional judge of the high court on February 2000, and as permanent judge on June 11, 2001.
