IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38202 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SMT.AMRITHA, NAVABHARATH H.S.S. AVANAVANCHERRY,ATTINGAL, RREPRESENTED BY MOTHERR AND GUARDIAN AJI REERAJ,AGED 37 YEARS,SREEVIHAR, KADAVILA,ATTINGAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.S.S.HUSSAIN SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER, ATTINGAL. 4. THE HEADMASTER, NAVABHARATH HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ATTINGAL. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.38202/07 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 7/12/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN RESPECT OF FOLK DANCE COMPETITION. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 7.12.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE CONVENER. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 38202 OF 2007 W ===================== Dated this the 1st day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner had participated in the Sub District Youth Festival for Folk dance. In this writ petition what the petitioner is seeking is a direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the Folk Dance Competitions in the District Youth Festival 2008 scheduled to be held from 1/1/2008 to 4/1/2008. It is the admitted case of the petitioner that against the assessment of merit by the judges, she had filed an appeal and that appeal was being dismissed as belated. In view of the dismissal of the appeal as above, the relief sought for in this writ petition cannot be granted. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp