IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2009 / 11TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38228 of 2008(A) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER : ---------------- REKHA.I., REP.BY GARDIAN PURUSHOTHAMAN.I, MSP FAMILY FLAT, ROOM NO.505 F. MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENTS : ------------------- 1. THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR 21ST MALAPPURAM REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2008-2009, REPRSENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENOR D.E.O., MALAPPURAM. 2. THE APPELATE COMMITTEE, 21ST MALAPPURAM REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2008-2009 REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHAIRMAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR KERALA STATE SCHOOL, KALOLSAVAM 2008-2009, REPRESENTED BY THE CONVENOR, PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 38228 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT In the Malappuram District School Kaloltsavam, the petitioner's team participated in Group Dance. They were given A grade and aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal and that was rejected vide Exhibit P5. In this writ petition, though the counsel for the petitioner contends that the judges were ineligible as they were from the same district, he was unable to point out any regulations providing that the judges cannot be from the same district. It is also stated that one of the judges is the neighbour of the first prize winner. Even if it is true, that by itself, will not vitiate the assessment of performance. It is also contended that the first price winner did not comply with clause 5 of Exhibit P4. Reading of Exhibit P5, shows that this was not a ground urged before the appellate committee. That apart, the first prize winner also has not been impleaded. The writ petition fails and hence, it is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm