Ajit Prakash Shah (born 13 February 1948 at
Solapur) is the former Chairman of the 20th
Law Commission of India. He was the
Chief Justice of
Delhi High Court from May 2008 till his retirement in February 2010.
Justice Shah did his graduation from Solapur and attended
Government Law College, Mumbai for his law degree. After a short span of practice at the Solapur District Court, he shifted to the
Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...
in 1977 and joined the chambers of the then-leading Advocate Shri S.C. Pratap. He gained experience in civil, constitutional, service and labour matters.
Justice Shah was appointed Additional Judge of
Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...
on 18 December 1992 and became a permanent Judge on 8 April 1994. He assumed charge as the Chief Justice of
Madras High Court
The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...
on 12 November 2005 and was transferred as the Chief Justice of
Delhi High Court on 7 May 2008.
Since June 2011, Justice Shah has been the Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), the self-regulatory body for non-news general entertainment channels (GECs) set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF).
RIL rejects Shah committee in ONGC dispute
On 11 January 2016, Reliance Industries (RIL) disputed the jurisdiction of a panel headed by Shah in the RIL-ONGC dispute. It challenged the oil ministry's decision to intervene in the dispute by setting up the panel, headed by Justice AP Shah. At the first meeting of the panel on 31 December, RIL and its partner Niko stated they would boycott its proceedings.
References
External links
Madras High Court WebsiteHigh Court of Madras Website
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Living people
1948 births
People from Solapur
Chief Justices of the Madras High Court
Judges of the Bombay High Court
Ombudsmen in India
Chief Justices of the Delhi High Court
20th-century Indian judges