IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 25TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 22586 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ATHIRA SUDARSANAN AGED 16, D/O D.V.SUDARSANAN,MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, POOZHIKODE P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER , MR. D.V. SUDARSANAN. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL MATHEW (PERUMPILLIL) SRI.P.V.SREENIJIN SMT.K.B.SONY SRI.SANU.S.PANICKER SRI.PRASUN.S RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THRISSUR. 3. PRINCIPAL, ST. ANTONY'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PUDUKKAD. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.T.B.REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.22586/08 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: THE TRUE COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: THE TRUE COPY OF THE FILLED UP APPLICATION FORM SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: THE TRUE COPY OF THE W.G.P.A. CALCULATION DONE BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4: THE TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE GUIDE CERTIFICATE DT 19.1.2007 ISSUED BY THEBHARAT SCOUT AND GUIDE. EXT.P5: THE TRUE COPY OF THE CANDIDATE'S DETAILS DT 23.6.2008 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6: THE TRUE COPY OF THE SECOND ALLOTMENT DETAILS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7: THE PAPER CUTTING DT 22.7.2008. EXT.P8: THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT SCHOOL. EXT.P9: THE TRUE COPY OF THE 3RD ALLOTMENT LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P10: THE TRUE COPY OF THE MARK DETAILS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P11: THE TRUE COPY OF THE W.G.P.A. DT 15.8.2008 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P12: THE TRUE COPY OF ALLOTMENT LIST DATED 7.8.2008 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 22586 OF 2008 L ==================== Dated this the 16th day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was an applicant for Plus one course. In terms of Ext.P1 prospectus, petitioner submits that she was eligible to have been granted two bonus marks on account of her participation in Guide. According to her, if she was given two bonus marks, she would have been eligible to be admitted in the first among the five schools opted by her. 2. Learned Government Pleader on instruction informs that after the writ petition was filed two bonus marks were given to the petitioner. It is also informed that even after giving credit to the bonus marks, her rank number is 457 and that on the strength of her ranking, petitioner is eligible to get admission in the third respondent, viz., St.Antony's Higher Secondary School, Pudukad, it being the 3rd option exercised by her. 3. If as stated by the learned Government Pleader, the benefit of bonus marks has been given and even thereafter, her rank being 457, her entitlement is for admission in the St.Antony's Higher Secondary School, Pudukad, the claim of the petitioner to that extend has to be recognised. It is also seen that by order dated 25/7/2008 in this writ petition, the WPC 22586/08 :2 : respondents were directed to reserve one seat for plus one course for the combination of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science in the St.Antony's Higher Secondary School, Pudukad, the 3rd respondent, until further orders. 4. Now that the claim of the petitioner's for admission to the aforesaid school stands conceded, I direct that the petitioner be accommodated in the one seat in the 3rd respondent school, reserved following the order dated 25/7/2008. It will be open to the petitioner to approach the authorities along with a copy of this judgment and seek admission in the 3rd respondent School. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp