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. 10 of 2007(A) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ APARNA NAIR (MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS, PLUS TWO STUDENT, ST.PAULS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL THENHIPALAM, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER, T.GOPI, S/O.KUTTISANKARAN NAIR, THENNATTU HOUSE, PERUVALLUR (P.O). BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM-1 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. GENERAL CONVENER, XTH REVENUE DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY KALOLSAVAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT,PRINCIPAL,G.G.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PERINTHALMANNA. 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.10 of 2007 .................................................................... Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is challenging competence of judges who judged the performance of petitioner and other students. I feel competence should have been challenged before petitioner declared 4th or 5th in the event. Had petitioner been the first prize winner, the petitioner would not have raised any doubt about the competence of the judge. Government Pleader reported that petitioner got 4th place in Mohiniyattam and 5th place in Keralanatanam. In the circumstances, I do not think there is any ground for interference. The W.P. is therefore dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms