IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2008 / 25TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1698 of 2008(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SUDEV.K.NAMBOODIRI, AGED 16 YEARS (MINOR) SREE KRISHNA H.S.S., GURUVAYOOR, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY HER GUARDIAN/FATHER RAMAN NAMBOODIRI, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI, KIZHEYEDATH MANA, WEST NADA, GURUVAYOOR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. GENERAL CONVENOR, STATE YOUTH FESTIVAL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. 3. 11TH THRISSUR DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL-GMBHSS, KUNNAMKULAM, APPEAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL CONVENOR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 1698 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: January 15, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner had participated in Chenda competition in the district level higher secondary school youth festival and was given 2nd prize. The appeal preferred by the petitioner was rejected by Ext.P1. The contention that is now urged before me is that the allotted time was 10 minutes and that it was too inadequate to complete the performance. It was also contended that the 1st prize winner took more time than the allotted 10 minutes. 2. However, a reading of Ext.P1 appellate order shows that this was not the ground urged in the appeal. In the appeal it appears that the correctness of the assessment of performance by the judges was raised and that was rejected. In view of this, since the petitioner is raising this contention for the first time, I am not prepared to entertain the same. The writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-