Justice Mohit S. Shah, the senior-most judge and acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, has been elevated as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court..Born in 1953, a son of a District & Sessions Judge, he graduated in political science before studying law. A keen academician, Justice Shah started practicing in the Gujarat courts right after his graduation in 1976. He was appointed as a Judge in the Gujarat High Court and was confirmed as permanent judge, two years hence..Justice Shah will take over from acting Chief Justice, B. Bhattacharya who stepped in when Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was elevated to the Supreme Court in November.
Justice Mohit S. Shah, the senior-most judge and acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, has been elevated as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court..Born in 1953, a son of a District & Sessions Judge, he graduated in political science before studying law. A keen academician, Justice Shah started practicing in the Gujarat courts right after his graduation in 1976. He was appointed as a Judge in the Gujarat High Court and was confirmed as permanent judge, two years hence..Justice Shah will take over from acting Chief Justice, B. Bhattacharya who stepped in when Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was elevated to the Supreme Court in November.
