IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 32987 of 2009(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.RAMADEVI,WIFE OF UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASOM,PALIYAKARA,THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.C.K.SASI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE JUDGING COMMITTEE (OPPANA), MAR EVANOES AUDITORIUM,UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, THIRUMOOLAPURAM,THIRUVALLA. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVALLA,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., SECRETARIAT,DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R2 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 32987 of 2009 - P ---------------------------------------- Dated 18th November, 2009 Judgment The petitioner is a teacher of Devaswom Board High School, Thiruvalla. She was the Manager of the Oppana Team of the school that participated in the Sub District Level School Youth Festival held on 11.11.2009. Ten teams participated in the Sub District Level School Youth Festival. The petitioner's team was ranked second. She therefore filed an appeal before the appeal committee. That appeal was rejected by the appeal committee. This writ petition is filed contending that the appeal was not heard and disposed of within 24 hours. The petitioner also contends that her team had performed better and that evaluation of the performance was rested on irrelevant considerations. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to permit her team to participate in the District Level School Youth Festival competition to be held on 19.11.2009. 2. The main contention raised in the writ petition is that W.P.(C) No.32987/2009 2 Ext.P1 appeal was not disposed of within 24 hours. Though in the writ petition it is also contended that the Judges awarded marks on extraneous considerations, a reading of Ext.P1 appeal discloses that no such plea was raised in the appeal. Apart from relying on the shortcomings in the performance of the team that was granted the first place, the petitioner has not alleged that for extraneous reasons the Judges overlooked the said alleged defects or shortcomings or that for extraneous reasons the petitioner's team was not awarded proper marks. Even in the writ petition, the petitioner has not produced any material which will inspire confidence in this Court to hold that the evaluation by the Judges was not proper or that their decision was in any way vitiated. The appeal admittedly was disposed of on 13.11.2009 within two days from the date on which it was filed. The District Level School Youth Festival Competition is scheduled to be held on 19.11.2009. Therefore, the mere fact that the appeal was not disposed of within 24 hours cannot in the facts of this case, be a reason to interfere with the appellate order. For the reasons stated above, I hold that there is no merit in W.P.(C) No.32987/2009 3 this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge cms