{"id":210392,"date":"2008-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/namitha-thomasminor-vs-the-director-of-higher-secondary-on-14-january-2008"},"modified":"2014-12-24T18:36:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T13:06:36","slug":"namitha-thomasminor-vs-the-director-of-higher-secondary-on-14-january-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/namitha-thomasminor-vs-the-director-of-higher-secondary-on-14-january-2008","title":{"rendered":"Namitha Thomas(Minor) vs The Director Of Higher Secondary on 14 January, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Namitha Thomas(Minor) vs The Director Of Higher Secondary on 14 January, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 1653 of 2008(V)\n\n\n1. NAMITHA THOMAS(MINOR),\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. PARVATHY K.S.(MINOR),\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR,\n\n3. THE APPEAL COMMITTEE,\n\n4. THE PRINCIPAL,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K.\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :14\/01\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                             ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n\n\n\n                   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n\n                       W.P.(C) No. 1653  OF 2008 V\n\n                   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n\n\n\n                    Dated this the  14 th January, 2008\n\n\n\n                                J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The   participants   in   the   drama   competition   at   the   District<\/p>\n<p>Higher Secondary School Youth Festival   has filed this writ petition<\/p>\n<p>challenging Ext. P1.   Ext. P1 is the decision rendered by the appeal<\/p>\n<p>committee   rejecting  the  appeal   filed   by  the   petitioners   against  the<\/p>\n<p>assessment of their performance by the judges.  T<\/p>\n<p>      2.     The   petitioners   have   raised   the   plea   that   there   was<\/p>\n<p>intermittent   power   failure,   that   the   microphone   was   not   working<\/p>\n<p>properly   and   complained   that   one   of   the   actors   suffered   a   nail<\/p>\n<p>injury.   On these reasons petitioners submit that their performance<\/p>\n<p>was affected and consequentially assessment of performance is also<\/p>\n<p>erroneous.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.     A   reading   of   Ext.   P1   shows   that   the   judges   have   given<\/p>\n<p>proper reasons for the assessment of the petitioners&#8217; performances.\n<\/p>\n<p>It is   stated  in  Ext.   P1   that  music was  given  undue  importance  and<\/p>\n<p>WPC No. 1653\/08<\/p>\n<p>                                          &#8211; 2 &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>that the drama was not properly presented.     According to them it<\/p>\n<p>was only on account of the improper presentation of the drama and<\/p>\n<p>the   undue   importance   that   was   given   to   the   music   the   petitioners<\/p>\n<p>could not achieve the desired position.  In view of the valid reasons<\/p>\n<p>that   are   given   in   Ext.   P1   order   of   the   appeal   committee   I   do   not<\/p>\n<p>think that the petitioners have made out a case for interference.\n<\/p>\n<p>       Writ petition fails and is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   ANTONY DOMINIC<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                  JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>jan\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Namitha Thomas(Minor) vs The Director Of Higher Secondary on 14 January, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 1653 of 2008(V) 1. NAMITHA THOMAS(MINOR), &#8230; Petitioner 2. PARVATHY K.S.(MINOR), Vs 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, 3. THE APPEAL COMMITTEE, 4. 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