IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37080 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.ASWIN(MINOR),S/O.UNNI,AGED 15 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER,UNNI,NEARAPURAM HOUSE, CHALIYAM POST,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER SMT.P.JAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF EDUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM-PROGRAMME COMMITTEE CONVENOR,MALAPPURAM REVENUE DISTRICT SCIENCE,MATHS,SOCIAL,WORK EXPERIENCE,IT FAIR 2009-10. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR-CONVENOR,PROGRAMME COMMITTEE,KERALA STATE SCIENCE,MATHS,SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE, IT FAIR 2009-10. 4. THE PRINCIPAL,GOVT.MODEL VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 37080 of 2009 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF CHEST NUMBER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL COMPETITION, WORK EXPERIENCE - ON THE SPOT - ELECTRONICS. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE PETITIONER'S SCHOOL EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DATED 17/12/2009. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 16/12/2009. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF APPEAL MEMORANDUM DATED 17/12/2009 PREPARED BY THE PETITIONER'S FATHER AND ATTEMPTED TO FILE. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF MERIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF MERIT DATED 01/01/2010 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: -- NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.37080/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a student of Std.X in Devadhar Government Higher Secondary School, Tanur in Malappuram District. He i+6q s participated in the Malappuram Revenue District Science, Maths, Social, Work Experience I.T Fair 2009-10, in the On-the-Spot competition in Electronics held on 14/12/2009. When the results were announced, his name did not figure in the list. In these circumstances, he filed this writ petition. 2. This Court passed an interim order on 23/12/2009 allowing the petitioner to provisionally participate in the On-the-Spot competition in Electronics in the State Level Work Experience Fair 2009-10. 3. Along with I.A.No.576/2010, the petitioner has produced Ext.P7 Certificate showing that the petitioner has secured third place with 'A' Grade in the competition. 4. Heard the the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in the light of the fact that the petitioner has been allowed by this Court to appear in the State Level Competition and he has secured third place, it W.P.(C). No.37080/2009 -:2:- is only proper that the said certificate is accepted as valid for all practical purposes. There will be a direction to the respondents to treat prize awarded and the Certificate as valid, reflecting his participation in the I.T Fair. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms