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. 991 of 2008(R) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- KUMARI SREEVANI ANTHERJANAM.M.V. (MINOR) AGED 13 YEARS, D/O.VENUGOPALAN NAMBOOTHIRI, MEPPALLIL ILLAM, VETTICODE P.O., KATTANAM, MAVELIKARA TALUK, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED THROUGH HER FATHER MR.VENUGOPALAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 44 YEARS, MEPPALLIL ILLAM, VETTICODE P.O., BY ADV. SRI.VINCENT JOSEPH SRI.R.REJI RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, ALAPPUZHA. 3. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (EDUCATION), OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 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. 991 OF 2008 - R = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a participant in the Revenue District Youth Festival and her item was 'Kadhakali'. She got the 2nd prize with A grade. Aggrieved by that she filed an appeal. It is stated that the decision on the appeal has not been communicated to her till date. The ground on which the petitioner impugns the assessment of performance is the inadequacy of light on the stage. It is contended that in view of the insufficiency of light the judges could not have assessed the expressions on her face and that could have adversely affected the assessment of her performance. 2. The learned Govt. Pleader, on instruction, points out that all the judges have uniformly assessed the first prize winner superior to the petitioner and that the difference between the first prize winner and the petitioner is 5. It is stated that therefore the petitioner's performance alone would have resulted in her getting the 2nd prize. If at all what the petitioner says has any substance WPC No. 991/08 - 2 - then also the disadvantage that would have been caused would not have affected the petitioner's performance alone. The inadequacy of light would not have therefore prejudiced her in which case, the assessment of merit that was already done cannot be altered in this writ petition. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-