IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2008 / 19TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1151 of 2008(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANJITHA C.R. ,(MINOR AGED 14 YEARS 9TH STANDARD STUDENT,ST.ANNE'S HIGH SCHOOL KOTTAPPURAM,KODUNGALLUR,REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER C.A.RENJITH,CHANDRASSERIL HOUSE, MOOTHAKKUNNAM PO ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE GENERAL CONVENER 20TH REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOTSAVAM 2007-2008 THRISSUR,(PRINCIPAL, GR SRV HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELUR). 4. THE CHAIRMAN,APPEAL COMMITTEE (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,THRISSUR) 5. THE GENERAL CONVENER 48TH STATE SCHOOLS YOUTH FESTIVAL 2007-08 KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 1151 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: January 9, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner was a participant in the District level Youth Festival for the item Mono-act and the petitioner was given 4th prize. The contention raised by the petitioner is that the judges were unqualified to assess the performance of the participants. 2. Neither in the pleadings nor in the course of the argument it is disclosed what the qualification of a judge should be for assessing the performance of a participant in mono-act. Since empanelment of the judges is done on the basis of the Manual, I have no reason to think that the judges who assessed the performance of the participants were unqualified. Since the petitioner has secured 4th place and that the said assessment was uniform among all the judges and in the absence of any material to conclude that the assessment was perverse for any reason, I see no justification for interference. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/- WP(C) Page numbers