IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2008 / 20TH POUSHA 1929 W.P(C).No. 1209 of 2008 (R) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SANDHYA KRISHNA K.T., AGED 15 YEARS, XTH STD, EMJAY HIGH SCHOOL, VILLIAPPALLY REPRESENTED BY FATHER RAMACHANDRAN K.T., THEVARKANDIYIL HOUSE, KUTTOTH-KEEZHAL 673 104. BY ADV. SRI.PULIKKOOL ABUBACKER SRI.ZUBAIR PULIKKOOL SMT.M.V.SAVEENA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR EDUCATION, KOLLAM GENERAL CONVENER, STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2007-08 KOLLAM. 3. SHRI.S.AJAYAKUMAR, CONVENER, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P. (C) No. 1209 OF 2008 R = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was a participant in Kathakali Sangeetham in the District Level Youth Festival in which she has got the 3rd prize with A grade. It is stated that an appeal was filed and the orders have not been communicated. Impugning the assessment of performance the petitioner submits that the judges lacked expertise and that vitiated their assessment of performance. 2. On instruction, the learned Govt. Pleader submits that all the judges were from Kalamandalam and were experts in the item performed by the petitioner. It is also submitted that the first prize winner had secured 250 marks, the second prize winner 240 marks and the petitioner, being the 3rd prize winner, had secured 236 marks. It is also submitted that this was the uniform assessment by all the three judges. In view of the factual situation as above I do not find any substance in the contentions raised by the petitioner. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE jan/-