| Birth Date: | 9 September 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Vijapur, Gujarat |
| Office: | Judge of Gujarat High Court |
| Term Start: | 18 September 1995 |
| Term End: | December 2009 |
| Office2: | Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court |
| Term Start2: | December 2009 |
| Term End2: | June 2010 |
| Office3: | 39th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court |
| Term Start3: | 26 June 2010 |
| Term End3: | 9 September 2015 |
Mohit Shantilal Shah (born 9 September 1953) is a former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court whose term was from June 2010 till September 2015.[1] [2] He previously worked as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from December 2009 to June 2010.[3] [4] 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 to the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya who was then presiding over the Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case.[5]
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 medallist for his performance in his Law course examination in 1976.[1]
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.