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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13779

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
MARY ANN JOSEPH – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.S.S.ARAVIND, SHRI.TINU ABRAHAM
For the Respondents: SRI.VENUGOPAL.V, GP, SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE, SC, MG UNIVERSITY

Table of Content
1. eligibility and rights of the participant. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. selection criteria for competition participation. (Para 4 , 5)
3. importance of pleadings and proper procedure. (Para 6 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 14)
4. court's role and intervention limits in internal procedures. (Para 7 , 13 , 15 , 16)
5. pleading requirements in writ petitions. (Para 8 , 9)

JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The petitioner in W.P.(C)No.6065 of 2026 filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, challenging the judgment dated 17.02.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.

2. The appellant-petitioner is a 3rd year B.A. Degree (English Literature and Communication Studies) student in the 5th respondent College affiliated to the 2nd respondent Mahatma Gandhi University (M.G. University for short). As per the pleadings in the writ petition, the appellant is aggrieved by her non- selection by the College to participate in the events, Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Folk dance in the M.G. University Intercollegiate Youth Festival 2026, scheduled to be held from 27.02.2026 to 05.03.2026.

3. The appellant pleads that she participated in the dance events in Cat

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