IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1510 of 2008(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JISHNU PRAKASH P,(MINOR) REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER JAYAPRAKASHAN N, PRATHIYATHU HOUSE, ONAKKUNNU, KARIVELLOOR P.O. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, APPEAL COMMITTEE, DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL, KANNUR. 3. THE GENERAL CONVENER, STATE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUTTIPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 1510 OF 2008 D ===================== Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner had participated in the poetry writing in the Higher Secondary School Youth Festival. Although he was a first prize winner in the last year, this year he was given only second prize with A grade. It is stated that the appeal filed by the petitioner was also rejected by Ext.P2 order. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the difference in the mark between the first prize winner and the petitioner is 6. It is contended that there were 50 participants and that all the poetries written by the participants were valued by the judges in a very short time. This according to the petitioner shows non application of mind and thus vitiates the assessment. I am not in a position to agree with the counsel for the petitioner. Experts in the field are capable of assessing the worth of the poems written WPC 1510/08 :2 : by the students and they can do so within a short time. Therefore, the fact that valuation was done fast, cannot by itself vitiate the assessment done by the judges. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp