IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2010 / 23TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 907 of 2010(K) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MASTER NIKHIL P.N., AGED 17 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN P.N., PANTHAVOOR MANA, KAPRASSERY, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER & GUARDIAN NARAYANAN P.N., PANTHAVOOR MANA, KAPRASSERY, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.P.S.PREETHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. DISTRICT APPEAL COMMITTEE, 22ND ERNAKULAM REVENUE, REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOTSAVAM 2009-2010, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR PERSON. 2. GENERAL CONVENOR, 50TH KERALA SCHOOL KALOTSAVAM 2009-2010 AT KOZHIKODE. 3. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R3 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 907 of 2010-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the team leader who participated in the item Vrindavadyam in the Sub District level school youth festival and got first prize with A grade. They participated in the District level competition held on 5.1.2010. They were awarded only the third prize with A grade. This was challenged in appeal which was rejected by Ext.P1. There is a difference of 19 marks with the first winner, going by the marks recorded in Ext.P1. But the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the judges deliberately lessened the marks and the petitioner's team was entitled for the first prize. 2. In the light of the fact that the appeal committee could not find any technical faults or other factors which affected the performance of the petitioner's team, I do not find any reason to interfere with the same. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/