IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 1510 of 2008(D)
1. JISHNU PRAKASH.P., (MINOR) REPRESENTED
... Petitioner
Vs
2. THE CHAIRMAN, APPEAL COMMITTEE, DISTRICT
... Respondent
3. THE GENERAL CONVENER, STATE HIGHER
1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY
For Petitioner :SRI.P.SREEKUMAR
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC
Dated :11/01/2008
O R D E R
ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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W.P.(C) NO. 1510 OF 2008 D
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Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008
J U D G M E N T
Petitioner had participated in the poetry writing in the
Higher Secondary School Youth Festival. Although he was a first
prize winner in the last year, this year he was given only second
prize with A grade. It is stated that the appeal filed by the
petitioner was also rejected by Ext.P2 order.
2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the difference
in the mark between the first prize winner and the petitioner is 6.
It is contended that there were 50 participants and that all the
poetries written by the participants were valued by the judges in
a very short time. This according to the petitioner shows non
application of mind and thus vitiates the assessment. I am not in
a position to agree with the counsel for the petitioner. Experts in
the field are capable of assessing the worth of the poems written
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by the students and they can do so within a short time.
Therefore, the fact that valuation was done fast, cannot by itself
vitiate the assessment done by the judges.
Writ petition fails and is dismissed.
ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.
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