Kochi High Court’s diamond jubilee celebrations, inaugurated by CJI T.S. Thakur on Nov. 1, were boycotted by the state’s media, reports KochiPost. This is the latest in the ongoing conflict between the media and lawyers which began in July this year when lawyers beat up media persons on the court premises. In an open letter to the CJI, local media bodies have appealed to him to sort out the conflict. They have alleged that some lawyers are even trying to prevent their colleagues from representing media houses. But with the media ignoring Kochi High Court’s diamond jubilee function, the war is unlikely to end any time soon.