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. 861 of 2010(G) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- ANJALI KRISHNA. K.U.(MINOR) REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER, UNNIKRISHNAN. K.S., S/O.SUBRAMANIAN, KAITHAVALAPPIL, ERIYAD P.O. KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR. BY ADV. MR.K.S.RAJESH MR.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, APPEAL COMMITTEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (EDUCATION), THRISSUR. 3. THE GENERAL CONVENER (DPI), KERALA KALOLSAVAM, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE GENERAL CONVENER (ADPI), KERALA KALOLSAVAM, KOZHIKODE. 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. 861 of 2010-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein was a participant in the item Nadodinritham in the Thrissur Revenue District Youth Festival. It is the allegation of the petitioner that because of the poor construction of the stage, the platform was seen uneven and during the dance performance the wooden plank began to dislocate and that made the petitioner to perform the dance in a shaking platform. A complaint was made before the programme committee and accordingly, they rearranged the platform for the remaining participants. The petitioner was adjudged second place with A grade and the person who was placed as first, got 250 marks. Relying upon various certificates produced by the petitioner, it is submitted that the result is liable to be interfered with and the rejection of the appeal as per Ext.P12 is also bad. 2. It is clear that there is a difference of 16 marks between the petitioner's team and the winning team. The appeal committee found that there was no report from the stage manager about the technical faults also. In these circumstances, the appeal was rejected. wpc /2010 2 There is no scope for interference by this Court in exercise of the powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/