Shiva Nath Katju

Shiva Nath Katju

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Shiva Nath Katju Profile

  • Name:
  • Shiva Nath Katju
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Jaora
  • Father:
  • Kailash Nath Katju

Shiva Nath Katju Biography

Shiva Nath Katju was a famous lawyer who served as judge at Allahabad high court and politician associated with Congress. His son Markandey Katju is a Juristic and the former Chairman, Press Council of India who earlier served as a Judge at the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Madras High Court and as acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Many of his family members are closely related to law and order and politics, and serves in many elite positions of Indian administration, politics and judiciary. His brother Brahma Nath Katju was a Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. Shiva Nath Katju was an influential politician associated with Congress, who was a member of UP state assembly during 1952-1957, and then the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for the next 5 years.

 

Shiva was born on 5 January 1910 in Jaora, Jaora State, British India to the prominent Congress politician Kailash Nath Katju. Before the family relocated to Allahabad, UP, Shiva completed his primary education from Jaora. His education was later completed at Allahabad. S. N. Katju enrolled as an Advocate at the Allahabad High Court on 27 August 1932, and initially practised in Kanpur before he moved to Allahabad. Advocate at the Federal Court of India, a predecessor of the Supreme Court of India and judge at Allahabad high court are the major positions held by him. He also worked as a part-time lecturer in Law at the Allahabad University.

 

Shiva also had a successful political career. He joined state assembly in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held in 1952, where he got elected from the Phulpur Central constituency. He was a noted Hindu nationalist activist too. He served as the President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in the late 1980s. He was married twice. After the death of his first wife Girja Katju, he married Raj Kumari Katju.

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Updated: June 13, 2018

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