| C. S. Dias | |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon'ble Justice |
| Office: | Judge of Kerala High Court |
| Termstart: | 18 November 2019 |
| Appointer: | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Nominator: | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Alma Mater: | Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Ernakulam, Kochi, India |
| Mother: | Phyllis Dias |
| Father: | Adv.R.G.Dias |
| Spouse: | Adv Mini Dias |
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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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.[1]
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.[2] [1] [4] He was made a permanent judge of the High Court of Kerala on 25 May 2021.