IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 406 of 2010(A) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. SHANA DAVID, (MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS), PLUS TWO STUDENT, ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR, REPRESENTED BY SR.LITTLE FLOWER ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR. 2. ANJALI.S., (MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS), PLUS TWO STUDENT, ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR, REPRESENTED BY SR.LITTLE FLOWER ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR. 3. KOKILA B.NAIR, (MINOR, AGED 17 YEARS), PLUS TWO STUDENT, ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR, REPRESENTED BY SR.LITTLE FLOWER ST.TERESA'S BADANI CONVENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHENGAROOR. BY ADV. MR.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN MR.SAIJO HASSAN MR.PRATHAP PILLAI MR.A.S.SABU MR.RAFEEK. V.K. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 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, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. WP(C).No. 406 of 2010(A) 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), PATHANAMTHITTA AT THIRUVALLA. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), KOZHIKODE. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 406 of 2010-A - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are Plus Two students of St. Teresa’s Badani Convent Higher Secondary School, Chengaroor, Pathanamthitta district. They participated in the Pathanamthitta Revenue District Kerala School Kalotsavam 2009-2010 in the items Oppana, Margam Kali and Thiruvathira. They are the team leaders in respect of the above three items. The team of the petitioners have got 2nd prize in the above three items. 2. The petitioners have raised various allegations in the writ petition. It is contended that there were many illegalities in the judging of the above items. It is their further case that the stage provided for performing the above items and the sound system were defective which affected the performance of the petitioners. There were serious errors and illegalities in deciding the fate of the items participated by the petitioners and the matter was reported by various dailies. Exts.P1 and P2 are copies of news items published in two Dailies. Aggrieved by the awarding of marks, the petitioners have preferred appeals, but the same were rejected by the third respondent as per Exts.P3 to P5. In these circumstances, the petitioners wpc 406/2010 2 have filed this writ petition. 3. A reading of Exts.P3 to P5 shows that there is substantial variation of marks between the petitioners' team and the team who secured first prize. Regarding the allegation of the technical faults in the mike system, the appeal committee was of the view that no such technical fault has been reported. The allegation of bias is also not proved by cogent evidence. This Court will be loath to interfere in such matters unless sufficient grounds are made out. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/