IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2007 / 14TH POUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 12 of 2007(B) ----------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- NEETHU KRISHNAN (MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS), PLUS TWO STUDENT, HOLLY CROSS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHERPUNKAL, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER, S.LALITHAMBIKA DEVI, 'NAIYRMALEYAM', KEEZHCHERYMELU, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM-1 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. GENERAL CONVENER, XTH REVENUE DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY KALOTSAVAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PRINCIPAL, P.T.M. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELLOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)NO.12 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of January 2007 JUDGMENT Even though prayer in the writ petition is for direction to first respondent to permit the petitioner to participate at the State Level Kalolthsavam in Monoact and Tamil Recitation, I feel petitioner is not entitled to participate in Tamil Recitation as the difference in marks between the petitioner and the first prize winner is 15. However, so far as monoact is concerned, it is seen that one Judge has awarded same mark to the petitioner and the first prize winner and other judges together awarded only three marks more than the petitioner to the first prize winner. Petitioner has produced certificate to show that she was first prize winner at the State level in monoact competition in the youth festival held in 2004-05. In the circumstances, writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to permit the petitioner to participate in Monoact competition being held in the 10th State Higher Secondary Youth Festival along with the first prize winner from the same District. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE jes