IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WA.No. 153 of 2008() ----------------------------- APPELLANT: APPELLANT ------------------- SREELATHA.K, AGED 17 YEARS, TEAM LEADER, THIRUVATHIA, ERNAKULAM GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, REP. BY HER FATHER BALACHANDRAN, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O APPU MENON, HARI SREE PISHARATH HOUSE, MUTTATH LANE, KADAVANTHRA. BY ADV. SRI.DILIP MOHAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ------------------------ 1. THE CONVENER, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. TEAM LEADER, THIRUVATHIRA, SANSKRIT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, NORTH PARAVOOR. 4. GENERAL CONVENER, STATE LEVEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL, KUTTIPPURAM. 5. P.SUBHA, JUDGE, THIRUVATHIRA, ERNAKULAM DIST. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/ 01/2008 ,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. Koshy & K.Hema, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.A.No. 153 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of January, 2008 Judgment Koshy,J. Appellant/Petitioner participated in 'Thiruvathirakali' in the District Level Higher Secondary School Youth Festival and was given only second prize with A Grade. According to him, first prize winner in the district competition was favoured by one of the Judges. It is also stated that first prize winner wore a rose flower instead of dasapushpam and light was not shown correctly. Appeal filed was dismissed and the learned single Judge also found that allegations were not substantiated. It is also found that all the Judges were unanimous in their opinion and the difference of marks between the petitioner and first prize winner was '3'. Merely because the team from the appellant's school got first prize in the previous years is not a ground for granting first prize every year to that school. First prize was awarded based on superior performance. In any event, we are of the opinion that it is not possible to exercise extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this court in interfering with the assessment of the performance and awarding of marks unanimously W.A.No.153/2008 -2- by the Judges which was confirmed by the appellate authority. Hence, there is no ground for interference and the writ appeal is dismissed. J.B.Koshy Judge K. Hema Judge vaa W.A.No.153/2008 -3- J.B. KOSHY AND K.HEMA,JJ. ------------------------------------- W.A. No. 153 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Judgment Dated:16th January, 2008