After retirement, he served for some time as an administrative member on the bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal.

[1] Zameer Uddin Shah was born on 15 August 1948 in Bahraich, United Provinces, India.

The petition was supported by a number of people and lobbies associated with the university who had also alleged that Shah’s appointment, as well as many of the decisions made by him after coming to power, were a result of corruption.

[12] In the middle of national reportage of alleged sexist discrimination based on the Minister's comments, the matter also went to the Allahabad High Court which directed the university to take adequate measures to ensure the safety of women attending the library.

[13] The Women's College Students Union had demanded the university administration to improve safety of women, to extend the library and extend high speed Wi-Fi access instead of imposing restrictions on girls.

[14][15] In 2015, Shah said Muslims lagged behind in the development race because they kept their women “enslaved” and not working during Ramzan.