Miss. Amrita Priya is a deaf and dump girl. She was a student of the Government Girls' High School, Madayi in Kannur District. She has registered for the S.S.L.C. Examination in March, 1999 and expressed her desire to get exemption from 2nd and 3rd languages in the said examination on the plea that she is a deaf and dumb girl. She had earlier appeared for the S.S.L.C. Examination in March 1997 as well as in March, 1998. She did not claim exemption from writing the second and third languages and consequently the same was not granted. She then approached this Court and filed O.P. No. 1338 of 1999 which was disposed of by this Court permitting her to exercise option or express desire not to study second and third languages and directed the Government to consider the said request in accordance with law.

2. Petitioner has now written the S.S.L.C. Examination conducted in March 1999 and expressed her desire for exemption from writing second and third languages. She was informed that the said benefit would be available only to deaf candidates and not the candidate who is deaf and dump. Petitioner has therefore approached this Court seeking a declaration that the exemption for writ