IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 30TH DECEMBER 2008 / 9TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38184 of 2008(U) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------------- GEETHU S.J., AGED 15 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER JAYA M., MAKAM NIVAS, T.C.17/1014, OPPOSITE STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.ANIL ADV. P.V.SREEDHARAN ADV. A.M.MUKTHAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (GENERAL EDUCATION) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (GENERAL CONVENOR, STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM-2008.) 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (GENERAL CONVENOR, DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM-2008) 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M. MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J ============================ W.P.(C).No.38184 of 2008 =========================== Dated this the 30th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard the Government Pleader also. Petitioner is aggrieved by rejection of the appeal filed by her, by the Appeal Committee. Petitioner seeks permission to participate in Ottanthullal competition in the Kerala State Kalolsavam 2008-2009, which is scheduled to be held on 31.12.2008. Learned Government Pleader submitted that there is a difference of 15 marks between the petitioner and the candidate who stood as first. The grounds of the writ petition shows that the petitioner has not alleged any malafides against the respondents. I am not inclined to allow the petitioner to participate in the State Kalolsavam. The writ petition is dismissed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,JUDGE dvs