IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1928 W.P.(C).No. 30086 of 2006(F) PETITIONER: -------------------- MUZAMMIL A KARIM (MINOR) STD.VIII, MUSILIM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANGAZHA RESIDING AT AMARAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANGAZHA, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER & NATURAL GUARDIAN ABDUL KARIM, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.KASIM DO. DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRI.S.RUSSEL SRI.T.M.MOHAMMED IQBAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KARUKACHAL, KARUKACHAL P.O., KOTTAYAM (DISTRICT). 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)NO.30086 OF 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 16th day of November 2006 JUDGMENT Heard counsel for the petitioner and the Government Pleader. 2. The school of which the petitioner is a student has already selected girls team to participate in the 'Oppana' competition in the Sub District Youth Festival Competition. Petitioner's case is that boys team also should be sent to participate in the 'Oppana' Sub District Youth Festival Competition. 3. Government Pleader produced the Manual for the conduct of the Youth Festival which does not permit two teams in the same event to represent the same school. This obviously means that petitioner's school can either send boys team or girls team for the 'oppana' competition. Since school authorities have already selected girls team to participate in the oppana competition, boys team is not entitled. Eventhough petitioner produced documents pertaining to last years competition in which both boys and girls team were allowed to participate in W.P.(C)NO.30086 OF 2006 Page numbers previous years, Government Pleader submitted that it is against the manual. There is no scope for this court to consider this. Therefore writ petition is devoid of any merit and it is dismissed. Writ petition is dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE jes