IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 34549 of 2006(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PADMANABHA IYER, AGED 51, S/O.HARIHARA IYER, MUSIC TEACHER, GOVERNMENT MODEL BOYS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THYCADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP SRI.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL CONVENOR, TENTH HIGHER SECONDARY DISTRICT FEST, GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, COTTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. GENERAL CONVENOR, TENTH HIGHER SECONDARY STATE FEST, ST.MARY'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.I.V.PROMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.34549 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 1st day of January, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is challenging award of second prize to his school's team in the Orchestra competition held at the District Level Youth Festival for selection to the State Level Youth Festival. The petitioner's case is that the mixer and amplifier created problem and therefore, the violin play could not be heard. However, Government Pleader pointed out that petitioner's school's team lost in the rating because of clashing sound between the mrithangam and thabala. In any case the petitioner himself concedes that the mixer or the amplifier created the problem which is virtual admission of the better result of performance by the other team which got first prize. In the circumstances, I do not find any ground to interfere in the matter. The W.P. is accordingly dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms