IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 475 of 2010(H)
1. ST.ANT0NY'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE DIRECTOR,
... Respondent
2. THE GENERAL CONVENOR,
3. THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY,
For Petitioner :SMT.K.LATHA
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :08/01/2010
O R D E R
T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J.
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W.P.(C) No. 475 of 2010-H
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Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is the Principal of St. Antony’s Higher Secondary
School, Kacheripady, Ernakulam. A team of 10 students from the
petitioner’s school participated in the Oppana competition in Ernakulm
District Level Higher Secondary Youth Festival conducted in SRV Girls
High School on 2.1.2010. The team represented by the petitioner’s school
got A Grade in the said competition and the first prize was given to
another school thereby they became eligible to participate in the State Youth
Festival from Ernakulam District. The petitioner alleges that it was due to
extraneous reasons that the first prize was given to the said school, as there
was some private caucus between their dance master and the judges. It is
the case of the petitioner that the petitioner’s team performed very well and
were entitled to get first prize. There is an allegation against the
programme committee also, as they did not allow the petitioner’s dance
master to enter into the stage for arranging the stage before starting the
programme and allowed the other dance master to do so.
2. Immediately after announcement of the result, the petitioner’s team
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had filed an appeal before the appeal committee. In the said appeal, the
petitioner complained that there was some problem in the sound system
provided to the petitioner. More over, the stage’s condition was so pathetic
because of its worn condition and after the programme of the petitioner’s
team, they shifted the programme from that stage. It is the case of the
petitioner that the appeal committee purposely delayed passing orders on
the appeal, so as to defeat the chance of the petitioner’s team in
participating in the State level youth festival. Learned counsel for the
petitioner therefore prays that a direction may be issued to allow the
petitioner’s team to participate in the State Level Youth Festival.
3. Going by the averments in the writ petition, no serious infirmities
have been pointed out with regard to the assignment of marks to the
petitioner and the other participants. The allegation of bias is also not
proved by cogent evidence. This Court will be loath to interfere in such
matters unless sufficient grounds are made out. There is a difference in 19
marks. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed.
(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)
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