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{{Short description|Indian judge}}
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| name = Mohammed Nias C. P
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| office = [[Kerala High Court|Judge of the Kerala High Court]]
| term_start = 13 August 2021
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| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| nominator = [[Sharad Arvind Bobde]]
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| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Kozhikode]]
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'''Mohammed Nias Chovvakkaran Puthiyapurayil''' is an Indian judge serving on the [[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 district|Ernakulam]], [[Kochi]].<ref name="HC">{{cite web|url=https://hckerala.gov.in/judges.php|title=Official|via=Official website High Court of Kerala|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref name="PIB">{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1744805|title=Appointment Notification|via=PRESS COMMUNIQUE, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India|work=pib.gov.in|date=11 Aug 2021|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-gets-two-new-judges/articleshow/85242163.cms|title=Kerala high court gets two new judges|via=Times of India News|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=11 Aug 2021|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref name="MAT1">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-collegium-reiterates-recommendation-to-elevate-3-including-viju-abraham-as-judges-in-kerala-hc-1.5491395|title=SC collegium reiterates recommendation to elevate 3 including Viju Abraham as judges in Kerala HC|via=Mathrubhumi Online News|work=mathrubhumi.com|date=5 Mar 2021|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref>

==Education and career==
Mohammed Nias graduated in law from [[Government Law College, Kozhikode]], was admitted to the bar in 1995 and started independent practice in 2003. He served as Standing Counsel for [[University of Calicut|Calicut University]], State Co-operative Union, Kerala State Rubber Co-operative Union (RUBCO) and [[Greater Cochin Development Authority]] during his practice. He was appointed as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala on 11 August 2021 and assumed office on 13 August 2021.<ref name="HC"/>

==Notable rulings==
Pointing out various Articles in the [[Constitution of India]], the bench consisting of [[A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar|Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar]] and Justice Mohammed Nias initiated ''suo motu'' contempt of court proceedings against [[Popular Front of India]] for calling strike on 23 September 2022 without seven days notice in connection with the nationwide raids on [[Popular Front of India]] offices and arrests of its leaders by the [[National Investigation Agency]] and causing damages to public properties and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]]. The bench directed the organisation and its officials to deposit an initial compensation of Rs. 5.2  crores (Rs. 52 million) with the State Government, towards the damages caused in the illegal strike.<ref name="PFI1">{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/nia-raids-ksrtc-moves-kerala-hc-seeks-recovery-of-rs-5-crores-from-pfi-for-damage-to-buses-gcw-rivb9x|title=NIA raids aftermath: moves Kerala HC, seeks recovery of Rs 5 crores from PFI for damage to buses|via=Asianet News|work=newsable.asianetnews.com|date=27 Sep 2022|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref name="PFI2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/citizens-cannot-be-made-to-live-in-fear-by-hartal-holders-hc/article65950443.ece|title=Citizens cannot be made to live in fear by hartal holders: HC|via=The Hindu News|work=thehindu.com|date=29 Sep 2022|access-date=12 Oct 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in High Court of Kerala]

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Judges of the Kerala High Court]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:1970 births]]

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