Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah (born 16 May 1958) is a former judge of the

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, former chief justice of the Patna High Court and a former judge of

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Career

Shah was enrolled as an Advocate on 19 July 1982 and practiced in the

and Central Administrative Tribunal in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation, labour, service and company matters and specialized in land, constitutional, education, excise, custom matters. He was appointed as an additional judge of the Gujarat High Court on 7 March 2004 and appointed as permanent judge on 22 June 2005. He was appointed as chief justice of the Patna High Court on 12 August 2018. He was appointed as a judge of

on 2 November 2018. He retired on 15 May 2023. He has written more than 700 judgements in four years. He is also known for siding with the state rather than the individual in issues of civil liberties, he has openly praised the prime minister

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. He was a part of many high profile cases.

Notable judgements

In March 2023, Justice Shah ruled that mere membership of banned organisation constitutes an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. His comments encouraged petitions on the Love jihad conspiracy theory. He suspended the acquittal of professor GN Saibaba, reversing the Bombay High Court order.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Mukesh 1958 births Living people 21st-century Indian judges Chief Justices of the Patna High Court Judges of the Gujarat High Court Justices of the Supreme Court of India