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{{Infobox officeholder
| birthname = Ajit Prakash Shah
| honorific-prefix = [[Honourable]] [[Chief Justice]]
| image = Photo of JAPS.jpg
| office = [[Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]]
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| term_start = May 2008
| term_end = February 2010
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'''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.<ref name="boldrulingToI">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-03/india/28175175_1_chief-justice-low-floor-buses-prison |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024054323/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-03/india/28175175_1_chief-justice-low-floor-buses-prison |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=Architect of HC gay order known for bold rulings |date=3 July 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref>

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]] 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]] on 18 December 1992 and became a permanent Judge on 8 April 1994. He assumed charge as the Chief Justice of [[Madras High Court]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/hhist.htm |title=Madras High Court |publisher=Hcmadras.tn.nic.in |date=24 July 2004 |access-date=4 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311163811/http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/hhist.htm |archive-date=11 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> on 12 November 2005 and was transferred as the Chief Justice of [[Delhi High Court]] on 7 May 2008.<ref name=hinduarticle>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050750440100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507101155/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050750440100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2008 |title=AP Shah Transferred from Madras High Court to Delhi High Court |location=India |date=7 May 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref>

Since June 2011, Justice Shah has been the Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibfindia.com/history-vision|title=History & Vision | Indian Broadcasting Foundation|website=www.ibfindia.com}}</ref> the self-regulatory body for non-news general entertainment channels (GECs) set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibfindia.com/|title=Indian Broadcasting Foundation|website=www.ibfindia.com}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/ongc-ril-dispute-ril-rejects-shah-panel-argues-for-arbitration/articleshow/50474735.cms|title=ONGC-RIL dispute: RIL rejects Shah Panel, argues for arbitration|first=Sanjeev|last=Choudhary|via=The Economic Times}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410152219/http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/hhist.htm Madras High Court Website]
* [http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/ High Court of Madras Website]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/telephone/hod/hodPage126.html Tamil Nadu Government Telephone List]

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