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. 1199 of 2008(P) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SADATH.S, (MINOR), AGED 15 YEARS, STANDARD.X, N.A.M.HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PERINGATHUR, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER MOOSSA, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED, SAIDINTAVIDA HOUSE, P.O.PERINGATHUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.KHALID SRI.N.GOPINATHA PANICKER SRI.R.O.MUHAMED SHEMEEM SRI.T.P.SAJID RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. APPELLATE COMMITTEE, KANNUR REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOTSAVAM 2007-08, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. HEAD MASTER, C.H.M. HIGH SCHOOL, ELAYAVOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 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. 1199 OF 2008 - P = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner who had participated in Kolkali in the District Level Youth Festival and was given the 2nd prize with A grade has filed this writ petition. Aggrieved by the prize that was given an appeal was filed and that was rejected by Ext. P3. 2. It is stated that the same stage was used by all contestants and that the petitioner was the 14th team to contest for this item. According to the counsel, by the time her turn came the stage had become slippery as a result of which the performance was also badly affected. 3. This cannot be a ground for setting aside the assessment. Petitioner has no complaint about the assessment of performance by the judges. If at all the stage was slippery, on realising the same complaint should have been lodged and the defect should have been got rectified. After performing and WPC No. 1199/08 - 2 - loosing in the match it is not open to the petitioner now to contend that the stage was slippery and that was responsible for her relatively poor performance. 4. Yet another contention raised is that the petitioner had a coach by name Sri. Koya in the previous two years and during those years they won the prize. This coach Sri. Koya has shifted his loyalty to the 3rd respondent and with him the prize also has gone to the 3rd respondent. This also is a very feeble ground which cannot be considered. If such an excellent coach had tutored the students of the 3rd respondent school, there is nothing unusual with the 3rd respondent in winning the prize. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-