IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2011 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33791 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ALIFNA BABY KAHAN, (MINOR) AGED 15, STUDENT IN STANDARD X, ST.MARYS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHIRAMPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY HER FTHER, AJAS KHAN, MATTATHIL HOUSE, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (NCSTC), DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TECHNOLOGYBHAVAN, NEW MEHARULI ROAD, NEW DELHI 110016. 2. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (NCSTC), NETWORK SAMAZPUR, PANDAV NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110091. 3. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695041. 4. STATE CO-ORDINATOR, NATIONAL CHILDRENS SCIENCE CONGRESS (NCSC) AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JAWAHAR BALABHAVAN, OPP:SANKERS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (SIMS) NEAR CHINNAKADA, KOLLAM PIN 691001. WPC NO.33791/11 -2- 5. DIRECTOR, SCIENCE CENTRE, JAWAHAR BALABHAVAN, OPP:SANKERS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (SIMS) NEAR CHINNAKADA, KOLLAM PIN 691001. 6. ST.MARY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL THEEKOYI, ERATTUPETTAH REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL 686580. 7. SEBIN PRAKASH, STUDENT, (MINOR) AGED 15, ST.MARY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TEEKOYI, ERATTUPETTAH 686580 REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER PRAKASH, PARAMEL HOUSE, TEEKOYI PO GOVT.PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED T.T SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.33791/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE MANUAL OF THE CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CONGRESS. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE SYNOPSIS OF THE PETITIONERS PROJECT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PRESENTATION FOR THE YEAR 2010. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PRESENTATION FOR THE YEAR 2011. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS PAPER REPORT PUBLISHED IN ERAL AKAUMUDI DAILY DT 10.11.11. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 33791 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 16th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T Selection of respondents 6 and 7 for participation in the National Children's Science Congress is what is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. The petitioner submits that, in the selection, the provisions of Ext.P1 guidelines were violated, in as much as, while the guidelines provided that awarding of marks would be out of 100 each for oral and written presentation, the same was carried out of 10 marks for the oral presentation and 100 for the written presentation. 3. Although the provision of the guidelines is as contended by the petitioner, no material whatsoever has been produced in this writ petition to substantiate the plea that departure was made by the authorities. In such circumstances, this Court will not be justified in acting entirely on the unsubstantiated claim of the petitioner. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp