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. 542 of 2010(P) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DHANASREE.R., AGED 17 YEARS, (MINOR) REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER J. RAJENDRAN PILLAI, "SREE DHANYA", POOTHAKULAM P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SMT.BINDU GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.542 of 2010-P - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner and six other students participated in the District Level Kerala School Kalolsavam for Kollam District held at Kottarakkara in the event Desabhakthiganam and was awarded C grade. It is the case of the petitioner that the award of marks in favour of the petitioner's team is vitiated by malafides. Certain persons wanted the overall championship to be given to the SNSM HSS, since the said school and another school were having a neck to neck race for the overall championship at the Higher Secondary level. Aggrieved by the award of marks, the petitioner filed an appeal questioning the assessment made by the judges. Since the appeal is not being heard, this writ petition is filed, seeking mainly for a direction to permit the team to participate in the State Kalolsavam. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions, submitted that there is a difference of 34 marks between the petitioner's team and the team and the first prize winner. It is further submitted that the allegations of bias raised by the petitioner are general in nature which deserve no interference by this Court in proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. On a wpc542 /2010 2 reading of the writ petition, I am of the view that no interference is called for in the award of marks. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/