IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 697 of 2010(J) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------- NEEMA.N.M, AGED 17 YEARS (MINOR), 12TH STD., LITTLE FLOWER CONVENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAMMIYOOR, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER AND GUARDIAN MR.NAVAKUMAR.K, AGED 49, S/O.KUNJAN PILLAI, VYSAKAM, KARAKKAD, GURUVAYOOR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU SRI.M.PREMCHAND RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. GENERAL CONVENER, STATE YOUTH FESTIVAL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. APPEAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR HSS YOUTH FESTIVAL, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENER. 3. GENERAL CONVENER, THRISSUR HSS YOUTH FESTIVAL, THRISSUR. 4. ANJANA.R, THRISSUR VIVEKODAYAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THRISSUR. BY SRI. P. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010 , THE COURT ON 08/01/2010 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rkc T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 697 of 2010-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner was a participant in Mohiniyattam representing her school in the Thrissur District Higher Secondary School Youth Festival. She is seeking for a direction to allow her to participate in the State Youth Festival. It is alleged that the performance of the petitioner was well appreciated by everybody and the student who secured first place was wrongly granted the same. The petitioner has produced Exts.P2 to P5 to show that previous years she excelled well. It is also alleged that there was no proper consideration of the appeal filed by the petitioner. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has secured only third place with marks 228, whereas the candidate who has assigned first, was awarded 243 marks. 3. I am not satisfied that the petitioner has made out a case for interference by this Court. The appeal has also been rejected. There are no grounds to interfere under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/