Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE THURSDAY, THE5H DAY OF JUNE201415TH JYAISHTA, 1936 WP(C).No. 12496 of 2014 (j) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------------
1. HARIPRASAD. E (MINOR), S/O.SANKARANKUTTY.E.,AGED15YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN (FATHER) SANKARANKUTTY.E.,S/O. NARAYANA MARAR, AGED50YEARS, ERRIPPAKALA (HOUSE), ENGINEERING COLLEGE P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT -680 009
2. RAVEENA VENUGOPALAN (MINOR), D/O.VENU,AGED15YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN (FATHER), VENU, S/O. MANIKKYAN,AGED48YEARS, MANNUKARAN (HOUSE), P.O. CHEMBUKAVU,THRISSUR BY ADVS.SRI.P.K.RAMKUMAR SMT.SIMLA PRABHAKARAN SRI.MAHIN PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY SPORTS & YOUTH AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 001
2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THYCADU,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 001 R1 & R2 BY SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.VINCENT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON0506-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C).No. 12496 of 2014 (j) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE SSLC EXAMINATION ADMISSION TICKET DATED1402-2014 OF THE1T PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE CERIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION AND MERIT DATED3003-2014 ISSUED TO THE1T PETITIONER BY THE KERALA MOUTAINEERING ASSOCIATION EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE SSLC EXAMINATION ADMISSION TICKET DATED1402-2014 OF THE2D PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION AND MERIT DATED3003-2014 ISSUED TO THE2D PETITIONER BY THE KERALA MOUNTANEERING ASSOCIATION EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED2204-2014 ISSUED TO THE DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION TRIVANDRUM BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,THRISSUR EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED15-2014 JOINTLY SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS AND SIMILARLY SITUATED STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS BEFORE THE2D RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P7(A) TRUE COPIES OF THE SSLC EXAMINATION RESULT OF LIGIN REGI MATHEW PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT P7(B) TRUE COPIES OF THE SSLC EXAMINATION RESULT OF JESLIN RACHEL WILSON PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, AND ASHLEY RACHEL VARGHESE EXHIBIT P7(C) TRUE COPIES OF THE SSLC EXAMINATION RESULT OF ASHLEY RACHEL VARGHESE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.12496 of 2014 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of June 2014
JUDGMENT
Petitioners have approached this Court inter alia seeking the following reliefs: "(i) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the 2nd respondent directing him to grant grace marks in sports quota to the petitioners and other similarly situated students on the basis of their performance and participation certificates issued by Kerala mountaineering Association in connection with the state level competitions held at National adventure Academy, Devikulam, Idukki from 28.3.2014 to 30.3.2014. (ii) To issue a direction to the 2nd respondent to extend the last date of awarding sports quota grace marks from 15th of May 3024 to 30th May 2014." 2. However, during the hearing of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the only W.P.C.No.12496/2014 2 relief sought for is for disposal of Ext.P6. Having heard the learned Government Pleader and having regard to the nature of contentions urged, I am of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of as under:
2. d respondent shall consider Ext.P6 and pass appropriate orders within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (sd/-) (A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE) jsr