IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2007 / 13TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 34093 of 2006(H) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- MANJU M.PILLAI, D/O.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI AGED 16 YEARS, MINOR, REP. BY HER MOTHER USHA M.PILLAI, W/O.SRI.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT POOVAPPALLIL HOUSE, MAZHUKEER, KALLISSERY P.O., CHENGANNOOR, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ PST.REKHA VASUDEVAN SRI.SURAJ.S SRI.P.A.KUMARAN SMT.VINEETHA B. RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT THE 10TH PATTHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL, REP. BY ITS GENERAL CONVENOR, PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ADOOR. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. ATHIRA MANOHAR, SVGV HSS, KIDANGOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.34093 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is challenging award of first prize to another person in Ottamthullal. It is seen from the marklist produced that petitioner secured 15 marks less than the first prize winner. The grievance of the petitioner is that itemwise marks are not awarded and only total marks are awarded by each judge. I do not think this is a ground for this court to interfere with the award of first prize to another person over the petitioner. At the maximum it is only an irregularity on the part of the judges which does not affect the rating of the candidates by the judges. The W.P. is therefore devoid of any merit and is dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms