IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2010 / 21TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 851 of 2010(F) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- C. KRISHNA DAS, (MINOR), NOW STUDYING 12TH S.N.S.M.H.S.S, ELAMPALLOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT REP. BY CHANDRAN PILLAI, FATHER, AYYAPPA SADANAM, THRIKOVILVATTOM, KOLLAM-5. BY ADV. MR.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THEVALLY, KOLLAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.851 of 2010-F - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a participant in the Mrudamgam competition in the District level youth festival in Kollam district held on 2.1.2010. The petitioner got only 2nd place and the appeal filed by the petitioner is stated to have been rejected. 2. The main allegation raised by the petitioner is that the judges were not competent to judge the item. This Court will be loath to interfere in a matter like this, on the basis of the generalised allegations raised by the petitioner. It is pointed out that there is a difference of 18 marks between the petitioner and the candidate who assigned first place, as the petitioner got 238 marks and the other candidate got 256 marks. In these circumstances, I do not find any ground to interfere with the result of the competition and the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/