IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2011 / 22ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 848 of 2011(E) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------------- AISWARYA RAJEEVE, (MINOR) AGED 15 YEARS, HOLY FAMILY CONVENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THRISSUR,REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER AND GUARDIAN, RAJEEVE V.G, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.GOVINDAN, VAMPILLY PARAMBIL HOUSE, AYYANTHOLE THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. GENERAL CONVENER, STATE YOUTH FESTIVAL, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. APPEAL COMMITTEE, THRISSUR HSS YOUTH FESTIVAL ,THRISSUR , REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENER. 3. GENERAL CONVENER, THRISSUR EAST EDUCATIONAL SUB DISTRICT, KERALA SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2010-11,THRISSUR. 4. DEEPIKA AND PARTY, SACRED HEART CONVENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 848 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 12th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T In the Trichur Sub District Level Kalolsavam, petitioner's team participated in Vrindavadyam. They were given second prize with A Grade. Aggrieved by the prize given, they filed an appeal, which resulted in Ext.P2 order rejecting the same. It is challenging Ext.P2, the writ petition is filed. 2. The first contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, in terms of the instructions issued, while the petitioner's team played classical music, first prize was given to a team which played a film song. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submits that, no such instruction was issued, and that, there was no such requirement also in the manual, which governs the conduct of the Kalolsavam. 3. The second contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the judges appointed were ladies, and that, if males were appointed as judges, they would have been in a position to appreciate the performance better. I do not see any such requirement laid down in the manual, and if that be so, there WPC No. 848/11 :2 : is no substance in this plea either. Added to this is the fact that, as pointed out by the learned Government Pleader, while the first prize winning team secured 258 marks, petitioner's team only secured 244 marks. For all these reasons, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp