Shah, a Mumbai batsman, was suspended from the game in July, 2015 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after he was found guilty of breaching its anti- corruption code for the players.
Shah had approached the high court, challenging the suspension, and claimed that he was not given an opportunity to present his arguments.
When Shah's petition came up for hearing yesterday, a bench of justices S M Kemkar and G S Kulkarni was informed that till date, the BCCI had not examined a single witness against Shah and was yet to take a final decision on the matter.
"This is a violation of a person's basic rights. It has been over two years since the petitioner was suspended...much punishment he (Shah) has already suffered," Justice Kemkar said.
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In then posted the petition for a further hearing in January.
According to the BCCI, Shah had made a "corrupt approach" to another player, who was a member of an Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
The player, allegedly approached by Shah, had immediately apprised his franchise of the incident and the franchise had subsequently reported the matter to the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit.
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