IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37200 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VIJAYAN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.KUNJAPPAN, COOVACHIRAVEEDU, PALLICHAL ROAD, THOPPUMPADY, COCHIN. BY ADV. SRI.R.MANOJ SMT.SUSAN MATHEW SRI.N.S.RAVINDRANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER, CHERTHALA. 4. THE APPEAL COMMITTEE, KERALA SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL, (SUB DISTRICT THURAVOOR). 5. SURABHI, BSNL QUARTERS, NEAR ANVATHIL TEMPLE, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN. By GP P NARAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 37200 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 21st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner's daughter participated in Kuchipudi and folk dance competition in the State School Festival. Against the failure, an appeal was filed on the ground that the stage was not properly arranged and the tarpaulin spread on the stage had played the trick and petitioner's daughter was not able to perform the item. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that lights on the stage were not proper and therefore the petitioner had to move to the front of the stage. The said appeal has been considered by the competent authority and has been rejected by stating that no instance of any damage to the stage has been reported and still further in so far as the folk dance is concerned, the Wpc 37200/09 2 petitioner stands 18 marks below the first rank holder. I do not find any legal infirmity or jurisdictional error in the aforesaid decisions. Writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/22/12