IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2008 / 17TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 568 of 2008(P) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ PREETHA NAMBIAR, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O. E.K. MURALEEDHARAN, RESIDING AT B.19, AISWARYA, S.G.NAGAR, SHEKHARIPURAM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL, ST. THOMAS CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD-678 009. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, PALAKKAD 3. GENERAL CONVENOR, DISTRICT YOUTH FESTIVAL, HIGHER SECONDARY SECTION, PALAKKAD, C/O. VICTORIA GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 4. PROGRAM COMMITTEE CONVENOR, DISTRICT YOUTH FESTIVAL, HIGHER SECONDARY SECTION, PALAKKAD, C/O. VICTORIA GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 568 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: January 7, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that her daughter Kaveya P., a Plus Two Commerce student of the 1st respondent school, is eligible to be included in the list of contestants for the items Kadhaprasangam and English recitation and that despite her eligibility, the school authorities are declining to include her in the list of eligible participants. It is on that basis the writ petition has been filed. 2. If the petitioner is eligible to be included as a contestant in the District Youth Festival, Palakkad, I see no reason for the 1st respondent to decline the same. In view of this, in terms of the regulations governing the inclusion of candidates, if the student in question is eligible to be included among the contestants for the District Youth Festival, Palakkad, for Kadhaprasangam and English recitation, the 1st respondent shall include her among others. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Issue copy today itself.