C. S. Dias
Hon'ble Justice C. S. Dias | |
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| Judge of Kerala High Court | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1969 Ernakulam, Kochi, India |
| Spouse | Adv Mini Dias[1] |
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| Alma mater | Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Website | High Court of Kerala |
Conrad Stansilaus Dias (born 19 November 1969) is the judge of Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam, Kochi.[2][3][4][5][6][1]
Early life
Dias was born in Ernakulam, Kerala, to Adv.R.G.Dias and Phyllis Dias. He is an Anglo-Indian. He did his schooling at the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam. He secured his law degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1992.[2]
Career
Dias completed his law in 1992 and started practicing as a lawyer in the High Court of Kerala. He specialised in the fields of Civil, Constitutional, Family and Arbitration laws. He served as counsel for High Court of Kerala from 2016 to 2019; Retainer Standing Counsel for the Ministry of Railways from 2010 to 2019; Central Government Counsel from 2012- 2015; Standing Counsel for the Indian Oil Corporation from 2006 to 2019; member of the National Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Women and Child Development 2018 - 2019. He was appointed as amicus curiae by the High Court in several cases, including the Puttingal fireworks tragedy case.[7][8] On 18 November 2019 he was appointed as additional judge of the High Court of Kerala.[3][2][5] He was made a permanent judge of the High Court of Kerala on 25 May 2021.
References
- ^ a b "അഡ്വ. സി.എസ്. ഡയസിനെ കേരള ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിയായി നിയമിച്ചു". keralakaumudi.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Official".
- ^ a b "Appointment Notification" (PDF). Official - Department of Justice - Government of India. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Kerala HC Appointment of Advocate Conrad Stansilaus Dias as Addl. Judge". scconline.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b "ജസ്റ്റിസ് ഡയസ് കേരള ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിയായി സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു". manoramanews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "SC Collegium recommends 16 lawyers as HC judges". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "122 Prisoners Vs State of Kerala". casemine.com. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
- ^ "Betsy vs Nil". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 16 October 2009.