IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 W.P(C).No. 1971 of 2008(I) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- DOMINIC PAUL, S/O. PAUL, MUKKATTUKARAKKARAN HOUSE, AVITTAPPILLY P.O., MATTATHUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY MOTHER and NEXT FRIEND, SUJA PAUL, W/O. PAUL, AGED 38 YEARS, MUKKATTUKARAKKARAN HOUSE, AVITTAPPILLY P.O., MATTATHUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THRISSUR DISTRICT HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL APPEAL COMMITTEE, GOVERNMENT MODEL BOYS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. KERALA STATE HIGHER SECONDARY YOUTH FESTIVAL APPEAL COMMITTEE, ITS CONVENOR, KUTTIPURAM MODEL GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUTTIPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 1971 OF 2008 I = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 16th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner who participated in drama competition in the District Higher Secondary Youth Festival was given the 3rd prize. Appeal filed by the petitioner was rejected by Ext. P3. In Ext. P3, the impartiality of the judges has been upheld and the plea of their incompetency also has not been accepted. The ground that is urged before me is that the judges are from the same Revenue District. This, even if true, will not, by itself affect their competency or impartiality. I do not find any merit in this writ petition. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-