IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2007 / 18TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 42 of 2007(E) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. SREEDEVI, D/O.GOPAKUMAR, AGED 14 YEARS, RESIDING AT SREE HARI, ATTUKAL, CHIRAMUKKU, MANACAUD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (MINOR), REPRESENTED BY HER FATHESR/GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND, GOPAKUMAR, S/O.VELAYUDHAN NAIR, TC.22/1012 (1) SREE HARI, ATTUKAL, MANACAUD P.O. BY ADV. SRI.V.SURESH SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, DISTRICT OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, KERALA. BY G.P. SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2007, ALONG WITH WPC 43 & 54 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------------------------- W.P.C.NO.42,43,& 54 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT In all these Writ Petitions, the prayer is to permit the petitioners to participate in various events at the District Level Youth Festival though they were not first prize winners at Sub-District level. The appeals filed by the petitioners were rejected by the Appellate Committee. Government Pleader reported that under compulsion some of the petitioners were allowed to participate to avoid trouble and the result is not published. In any case, since publication of the result is not the issue in these Writ Petitions, these Writ Petitions are closed leaving the issue open for the petitioners to contest, if so advised. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2