[2][1] 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 ₹100 crore to the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya who was then presiding over the Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter Case.
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.
He then worked as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from December 2009 to June 2010.