IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2007 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 37717 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SEETHAL K.R,STD.VII,ST.THERESAS CGHSS, ERNAKULAM,REP.BY HER FATHER K.K.RAMESH,AGED 38, KAYYAPPILLY LANE,ELAMAKKARA,COCHIN 26. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE APPEAL COMMITTEE,HEADED BY THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,ERNAKULAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM IN THE CAPACITY OF PROGRAM CONVENOR, ERNKULAM REVENUE DISTRICT YOUTH FESTIVAL/ KALOLSAVAM,ERNAKULAM. 5. ANMITHA,STD.VII,C.C.P.L.M SCHOOL, PERUMANOOR,COCHIN. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 37717 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated: December 19, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner was a participant for Folk Dance in the Sub District Level competition held on 25.11.2007. She was not satisfied with the result announced and filed an appeal to the Appellate Committee. The Appellate Committee considered the appeal and rejected the same by Ext.P3. It is in this background that the writ petition has been filed. 2. I have gone through Ext.P3 order of the Appellate Committee. It is seen that the Appellate Committee has heard the petitioner in detail. I also find that the Appellate Committee has perused the assessment of merit by the judges who have evaluated the performance. On the material available before it, the Appellate Committee was of the view that there is no irregularity in the assessment made by the judges. It is on that basis that the appeal has been dismissed. 3. Going by the reasoning stated in Ext.P3, I do not see any WP(C) 37717/2007 Page numbers merit in the contentions raised by the petitioner. The only fact that the petitioner had secured better ranking in the earlier years does not by itself mean, the same should have been the ranking this year also. Writ petition dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE mt/-