Indore, Dec 13 (PTI) Justice Vandana Kasarekar of the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court died on Sunday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a private hospital here, a medical officer said.

Kasarekar, 60, had also been suffering from a kidney ailment since a long time, he said.

Also Read | Arvind Kejriwal to Fast Tomorrow in Solidarity With Protesting Farmers, Demands Repeal of Farm Laws.

"Justice Vandana Kasarekar of the high court's Indore bench died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city. She had been in a critical condition at the hospital since the last few days," district nodal officer for COVID-19 prevention Amit Malakar said.

"Justice Kasarekar had tested positive for COVID-19 a few days back. Besides, she had been suffering from a kidney disease since a long time," he said.

Also Read | Farmers’ Protest: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Som Parkash Meet Amit Shah.

State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over her death in a tweet.

Before being appointed as a judge, Justice Kasarekar was the lawyer of civil and constitutional matters in the Indore bench of the high court.

She was the only woman judge of the Indore bench at present.

She had been appointed the high court judge in October 2014 and her term was to end in July 2022.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)