IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2010 / 21TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 881 of 2010(I) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. MINOR JERLIN JOSE.K., KALLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, VELLANGALLUR, REP.BY NEXT FRIEND AND MOTHER LUCY JOSE, AGED 46 YEARS, W/O. JOSE, KALLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, VELLANGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. MINOR FAISAL, KARAPPAM VEETIL HOUSE, VELLANGALLUR, REP.BY NEXT FRIEND MOTHER JAMEELA, W/O.MOIDU, KARAPPAM VEETIL HOUSE, VELLANGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. MINOR KRIAN JOSHY, S/O.JOSHY, KOLLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUTTENELLUR P.O.,THRISSUR DISTRICT, REP.BY NEXT FRIEND MOTHER, SHAJI JOSHY, W/O JOSHY, KOLLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUTTENELLUR P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, REP.BY ITS CONVENER, O/O THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR REVENUE DISTRICT. 3. KERALA YOUTH FESTIVAL APPEAL COMMITTEE, REP.BY CHAIRMAN, (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION), THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 881 of 2010-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners participated in the item Dafmuttu in the Revenue District Youth Festival, Thrissur. It is alleged that in spite of their best performance, their team was assigned only second rank with A grade. 2. Ext.P2 is the appeal filed by the petitioners challenging the result of the competition. Ext.P3 order passed in appeal is under challenge in this writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that there had been several illegalities in the conduct of the item which affected the performance of the petitioners. 4. There is a difference of 24 marks between the winning team and the petitioner's team, as evident from Ext.P3. I do not find any irregularities also. This Court therefore will not be justified in interfering with the same and the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/