He was also a judge at the Allahabad High Court, and a President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
[2] As an MLA, he opposed proposals to divide Uttar Pradesh into small states, on the grounds that it would promote separatism.
[1] On 23 April 1962, he was appointed an Additional Judge at the Allahabad High Court for a duration of two years.
In the 1950s, he claimed that the tree worshipped as Akshayavat in the Patalpuri Temple of Allahabad Fort was only a log.
Katju sought to put an end to this "deception and fraud practised on the Hindu public", but the District Magistrate of Allahabad decided in favour of maintaining status quo.
[6] As a VHP leader, he campaigned for the construction of a Hindu temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya.