IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 W.P(C).No. 2017 of 2008(M) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ATHIRA LAL, MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS, STD. PLUS TWO, GOVT. MOYAN MODEL GIRLS' HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALAKKAD, REP. BY HER MOTHER RENNY VINCENT, SREEVALSAM, PUTHUPARIYARAM P.O., PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.V.SHYLAJA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THRIUVANANTHAPURAM 2. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. 4. GENERAL CONVENER, 4TH PALAKKAD DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL, CHITTOOR APPEAL COMMITTEE. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 2017 OF 2008 M = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 16th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's team had participated in Malayalam Drama and were given only B grade. It is stated that they were deliberately denied A grade to keep them out of the field of competition. 2. On instruction, learned Govt. Pleader submits that the petitioner did not even succeed in getting the minimum required 225 marks to get A grade. I see no basis for the petitioner's assertion that the petitioner's team was deliberately denied A grade to keep them out of the filed of competition. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-