IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 19TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4672 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. SREELEKSHMI, AGED 18 YEARS D/O. A.R.SUBRAMANIAN, SREENAVAM PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DT. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.UNNIRAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, WEST HILL KOZHIKODE. 2. THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE CONVENER CALICUT UNIVERSITY B ZONE ARTS FESTIVAL 2007-08 WEST HILL. 3. THE GENERAL CONVENER (GENERAL SECRETARY, CALICUT UNIVERSITY UNION) CALICUT UNIVERSITY B ZONE ARTS FESTIVAL 2007-08 WEST HILL, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE GENERAL CONVENER CALICUT UNIVESITY INTER ZONE ARTS FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE THRISSUR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =================== W.P.(C) NO.4672 OF 2008 F =========================== Dated this the 8 th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The prayers sought for in this writ petition are to quash Exts.P6 and P7. There is a further prayer to direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to participate in Kuchupudi and Bharathanatyam in the Inter Zone Arts Festival Competition to be held at Trichur today at 5.00 P.M. 2. Among other items, petitioner had also participated in Kuchupudi and Bharathanatyam. In Kuchupudi, petitioner was given third prize and in Bharathanatyam she could not get any prize. According to the petitioner the competitions were held not as scheduled in the programme, but at odd hours. She would further submit that on account of this, she could not get properly dressed and therefore, that affected her performance and consequently the prize WPC 4672/08 :2 : she got. 3. In my view that by itself will not render that the assessment of merit by the judges incorrect in any manner. Even if there is truth in what she contends, the grievance could be common to all candidates and no special prejudice could have been caused to her. 4. In addition, I also notice that the petitioner had already moved the Sub Court, Kozhikode by filing OS 80/08 for identical relief and was unsuccessful. 5.`I am not inclined to interfere with the matter and pass orders as sought for. Writ petition lacks merit and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp