Ex-DBA president Sudeep Jaiswal passes away

Nagpur: Former District Bar Association (DBA) president Sudeep Jaiswal, 53, succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kamptee. Jaiswal was admitted to hospital on April 18. His death has triggered a gloom in the legal fraternity.
In one of the last social media messages before he contracted the virus, Jaiswal had shared his intention to organize vaccination drive among the judges and lawyers. As a DBA president between 2014 and 2015, Jaiswal was instrumental in raising several issues pertaining to the rights of the legal fraternity.
A multifarious personality, Jaiswal was considered one of the leading defence counsels in central India. A student of Bishop Cotton School, Jaiswal had passed out from Law College main branch in 1992.
Jaiswal is survived by wife Supriya and a daughter who studies in the US. “Mera tonic aa raha hai (My tonic is on the way to India from US),” he had said to Dr Rajendra Agrawal, who was treating him, anticipating his daughter’s expected arrival soon.
The lawyer shot to fame for handling the highly sensitive Khairlanji case. He was also the counsel in several high profile criminal cases like Monica Kirnapure murder, Yug Chandak kidnapping and murder cases.
Jaiswal, known for his singing talents, was a die-hard cricket fan. Apart from owning a club, Advocate IX, he would also organise matches and participated in tournaments. He had also purchased 17 acre of land in Kalmeshwar and offered it to the locals for playing.