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. 547 of 2010(P) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- GOVERNMENT HIGH SHOOL, PULICKAMALI, PULICKAMALI P.O MULAMTHURUTHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS HEADMISTRESS, P.C.RAJALAKSHMI, AGED 53, W/O.R.DINAMANI. BY ADV. SMT.JAYASREE MANOJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE 22ND ERNAKULAM REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2009-2010, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENER, DEO, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE APPELLATE COMMITTEE, 22ND ERNAKULAM REVENUE DISTRICT SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2009-2010, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR KERALA STATE SCHOOL KALOLSAVAM 2009-2010, REPRESENTED BY THE CONVENER, PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. 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. 547 of 2010-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is Government High School, Pulickamali represented by its Headmistress. The petitioner is aggrieved by the unjust and improper denial of 1st prize to the students of the petitioner’s school in the 22nd Ernakulam Revenue District School Kalolsavam 2009-2010. It is averred that the denial of first prize denied their further chance to participate in the Kerala State School Kalolsavam. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that even though the students of the petitioner’s school performed very well, they were denied first prize for no fault of theirs. It is stated that while the students of the petitioner’s school were performing their drama, Chenda Melam competition was also going on very near and due to the sound of the chenda melam, the dialogues in the drama were not properly audible. The petitioner has pointed out in the writ petition some other complaints also regarding the conduct of the programme. 3. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions, submitted that there is a difference of 8 marks between the petitioner’s team and the team which got wpc547 /2010 2 first prize. No appeal is filed by the petitioner against the awarding of marks. 4. Going by the averments in the writ petition, no serious infirmities have been pointed out regarding the awarding of marks to the first prize winner. The allegations raised are only general in nature which are not sufficient to interfere with the same 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/