Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah

Jayantilal Shah
12th Chief Justice of India
In office
17 December 1970  21 January 1971
Appointed byV. V. Giri
Preceded byMohammad Hidayatullah
Succeeded bySarv Mittra Sikri
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Preceded byPrakash Chandra Tatia
D. N. Patel (acting)
Personal details
Born(1906-01-22)22 January 1906
Ahmedabad, British India
Died4 January 1991(1991-01-04) (aged 84)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah (22 January 1906 – 4 January 1991) was the twelfth Chief Justice of India from 17 December 1970 until his retirement on 21 January 1971. He was born in Ahmedabad.