IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2008 / 20TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 778 of 2008(P) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ ASWIN HUSSAIN (MINOR, AGED 14 YEARS), 9TH STANDARD STUDENT, DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL, IRINJALAKUDA, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER, SALI HUSSAIN, KALAKKATTIL HOUSE, S.N.NAGAR, IRINJALAKUDA. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE GENERAL CONVENER, 20TH REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOTSAVAM 2007-2008, THRISSUR, (PRINCIPAL, GR SRV HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELUR). 4. THE CHAIRMAN, APPEAL COMMITTEE, (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR). 5. THE GENERAL CONVENER, 48TH STATE SCHOOLS YOUTH FESTIVAL - 2007-2008, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P. (C) No. 778 OF 2008 - P = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a participant in Mimicry and Mono act in the Thrissur Revenue District School Youth Festival. In both these items he got the 3rd prize. It is stated that appeals have been filed, but not disposed of. In the meanwhile this writ petition has been filed seeking an order enabling his participation in the said Youth Festival. 2. On instructions, the learned Govt. Pleader submits that only one appeal was filed and that was in relation to Mimicry. It is stated that the said appeal has been considered and rejected. Thus the grievance of the petitioner cannot be in relation to Mono act. It is also pointed out that in Mimicry all the judges have uniformly assessed the first prize winner far superior to the petitioner and that the difference in marks is 18. In view of the uniform assessment of merits by the judges and also the wide disparity in the marks I am not persuaded to interfere with the assessment on merits by the WPC No. 778/08 - 2 - judges. The appeal is also rejected and the petitioner has not produced any material to conclude otherwise. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-