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| birth_place = [[Vijapur]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
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| office = Judge of Gujarat High Court<br />
| term_start = 18 September 1995<br />
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| term_start2 = December 2009<ref name="retires2"/><br />
| term_end2 = June 2010<br />
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'''Mohit Shantilal Shah''' (born 9 September 1953) is a former [[List of Chief Justices of the Bombay High Court|Chief Justice of the]] [[Bombay High Court]] whose term was from June 2010 till September 2015.<ref name="retires">{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bombay-high-court-chief-justice-mohit-shah-retires/ | title=Bombay High Court: Chief Justice Mohit Shah retires | work=The Indian Express| date=9 September 2015 | accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="retires2">{{cite news | url=http://www.livelaw.in/bombay-high-court-chief-justice-mohit-shah-retires/ | title=Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah retires | work=Live Law | date=9 September 2015 | accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> He previously worked as Chief Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]] from December 2009 to June 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/mohit-shah-new-bombay-high-court-chief-justice/article1-563095.aspx | title=Mohit Shah new Bombay High Court chief justice | work=Hindustan Times | date=25 June 2010 | accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mohit-shantilal-shah-new-chief-justice-of-calcutta-high-court/558522/ | title=Mohit Shantilal Shah new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | work=The Indian Express | date=24 December 2009 | accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> In 2017, it was alleged by some family members of a deceased CBI judge that during his Chief Justiceship at [[Mumbai]], Shah had made an offer of {{INR|100 crore}} to the judge [[Brijgopal Harkishan Loya]] who was then presiding over the [[Death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh|Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/loya-chief-justice-mohit-shah-offer-100-crore-favourable-judgment-sohrabuddin-case|title=Chief Justice Mohit Shah Made An Offer of Rs 100 Crore to My Brother for a Favourable Judgment in the Sohrabuddin Case: Late Judge Loya’s Sister|last=Takle|first=Niranjan|date=21 November 2017|website=The Caravan|access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Shah was born in [[Vijapur]] city of [[Gujarat]]. His initial education happened at [[Baroda]], [[Surat]] and [[Amreli]]. Later, he obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[political science]] from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]. Shah was adjudged a [[gold medal]]list for his performance in his Law course examination in 1976.<ref name="retires"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He was appointed a judge of the [[Gujarat High Court]] in 1995. He then worked as Chief Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]] from December 2009 to June 2010. He retired in 2015.<br />
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