IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1421 of 2008(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KEERTHANA ANAND ,AGED 14 MINOR, REP. BY HER MOTHER,GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND MANJU AGED 36,W/O.JAYANAND,KIZHAKOOT HOUSE,S N PURAM PANANGAD, KODUNGALLUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE GENERAL APPEAL CONVENER, STATE YOUTH FESTIVAL, DEPARTMETN OF EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THRISSUR. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA,REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 1421 OF 2008 T ===================== Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner had participated in Folk Dance and Kerala Nadanam and was given second prize with A grade. Aggrieved by the assessment of performance, appeals were filed and that were also rejected by Exts. P4 and P5. Exts. P4 and P5 shows that the objections raised by the petitioner were considered by the Appellate Committee, which has fully endorsed the assessment of performance by the judges. Petitioner has not produced any material to conclude that the assessment of merit by the judges was erroneous or that the Appellate Committee had acted perversely warranting interference. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp