IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 683 of 2010(I) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- S. SUPARNA, CHETTIAVEETTIL HOUSE, ONAMTHURUTHU VILLAGE, NEENDOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, MINOR REP. BY HER FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, C.N. SUKUMARAN. BY ADV. MR.V.PREMCHAND, MR.SUBHASH CYRIAC. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR(EDUCATION), KOTTAYAM. 3. THE CONVENOR, 50TH KERALA SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2009-2010, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 683 of 2010-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a 10th standard student studying in the Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharanganam. She has participated in the Kottayam District School Kalotsavam 2009-2010 in Classical Music and placed 2nd. Aggrieved by the awarding of marks, the petitioner has filed an appeal which is evidenced by Ext.P8 receipt. In the appeal the petitioner has stated that while her performance was going on, the power supply went off and the judges did not hear the classical music properly and the petitioner was placed second. It is submitted that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending no orders are passed. Aggrieved by the non-disposal of the appeal, this writ petition is filed. 2. Going by the averments in the writ petition, no serious infirmities have been pointed out with regard to the assignment of marks to the petitioner and the other participants. The allegation of bias is also not proved by cogent evidence. This Court will be loath to interfere in such matters unless sufficient grounds are made out. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)