Shiva Nath Katju
| S. N. Katju | |
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| Judge, Allahabad High Court | |
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Assumed office 1962 |
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| Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
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In office 1958–1962 |
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| MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1952–1957 |
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| Constituency | Phulpur Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 5, 1910 Jaora, Jaora State, British India |
| Died | September 9, 1996 (aged 86) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, activist |
Shiva Nath Katju (1910-1996) was an Indian lawyer, judge and an Indian National Congress politician. He was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (1958-1962). He was also a judge at the Allahabad High Court, and a President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Shiva Nath Katju was born on 5 January 1910 in Jaora, to Roopan and Kailash Nath Katju. He completed his primary education at the Bar High School in Jaora. Subsequently, his family moved to Allahabad, where he attended the City A.V. School, Government Intermediate College and the University of Allahabad.
S. N. Katju enrolled as an Advocate at the Allahabad High Court on 27 August 1932. He initially practised law in Kanpur, and then moved to Allahabad in July 1935. He mainly handled civil cases. In 1938-39, he became an Advocate at the Federal Court of India, a predecessor of the Supreme Court of India. He also worked as a part-time lecturer in Law at the Allahabad University.
He was also politically active, and was a member of the Indian National Congress. In the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1952, Katju was elected as an member from the Phulpur Central constituency. As an MLA, he opposed proposals to divide Uttar Pradesh into small states, on the grounds that it would promote separatism. In 1958, he became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, the upper house of the Uttar Pradesh legislature.
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