IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2008 / 20TH POUSHA 1929 W.P(C).No. 1201 of 2008(R) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- 1. ASWATHI GANGA.A., AGED 14 , MINOR, REP. BY MOTHER, GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND JYOTHY PARVATHY .S, CHANDRAKANTHAM, THOTTAKARA, OTTAPALAM. 2. SRUTHY.T., AGED 15, MINOR REP. BY MOTHER GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND SAJITHA, W/O.SOMAN, SOPANAM, MANNISSERY EAST, OTTAPALAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE GENERAL APPEAL CONVENER, STATE YOUTH FESTIVAL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PALAKKAD. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.3 BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P. (C) No. 1201 OF 2008 R = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioners were participants in group dance. According to them, the results were announced at 12.30 a.m. and as none was available to receive the appeal, the appeal provided for in the manner could not be filed. 2. On instructions, the learned Govt. Pleader submits that the authorities were available for receiving appeals and that another participant had filed an appeal at 1.35 a.m. If that be so, I can only conclude that if the petitioners wanted to impugn the assessment of performance they could have been done so and having not pursued that remedy, the writ petition is only to be dismissed. I do so. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-