IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 30TH DECEMBER 2008 / 9TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38178 of 2008(T) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MISS ATHIRA K.J., MINOR, REP. BY HER LEGAL AND NATURAL GUARDIAN MR.JAYAN P, KOTTOOKOOKKAL, MANAPPALLY NORTH P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.ANIL ADV. P.V.SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION. 2. CONVENOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THEVALLY, KOLLAM. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J ============================ W.P.(C).No.38178 of 2008 =========================== Dated this the 30th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard the Government Pleader also. Petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of the appeal by the Appeal Committee. The allegation raised by the petitioner is that due to an under hand technique adopted the petitioner was relegated to the 2nd rank in spite of having equal marks with the holder of 1st Rank. The petitioner secured second in Ottanthulal. Petitioner seeks permission to participate in Kallolsavam 2008- 2009 at Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram on 31.12.2008 for Mohiniattam. Learned Government Pleader submitted that there is a difference of seven marks between the petitioner and the person who stood as first. I do not find any ground to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,JUDGE dvs