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. 680 of 2010(H) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SNEHA M. (MINOR), AGED 16 YEARS, REP. BY HER FATHER MR.M.PADMANABHAN, 'SNEHA SANDRAM', PALIYERI, KARIVELLUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.R.GIREESH VARMA MR.P.M.SATHEESH MR.P.SASIDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL CONVENOR, PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, KERALA STATE SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL, CALICUT. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KANNUR. R1 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. 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. 680 of 2010-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a member of the team from AV Smaraka Government Higher Secondary School, Karivellur who participated in the Oppana competition in Kannur District Kerala School Kalolsavam. There were nine members in the team. It is submitted by the petitioner that even though the team of the petitioner performed well and received the applause of the audience, they were awarded only A grade. It is alleged that the mike arrangement in the stage was faulty. While performing one of the members of the petitioner’s team, unknowingly touched the hanging mike and was hit with electric shock, which affected the performance. Immediately after the performance of the petitioner’s team, the defect was rectified by the programme authorities. It is also alleged that the the team who won 1st place was trained by a person who is a known disciple of one of the judges and further, they used the song composed by the said judge also. Even though an appeal was filed by the petitioner, that was rejected by the third respondent without making any proper enquiry and without considering all materials. It is in these circumstances, this writ petition is wpc 680/2010 2 filed. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions submitted that there is much difference in the marks obtained by the petitioner’s team and the team who won first prize. The appeal committee could not find any technical faults. They found that the allegations raised by the petitioner are not correct. In that view of the matter, I do not find any ground to interfere with the decision of the appeal committee and the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/