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This writ petition is filed seeking for a mandamus to consider the petitioner's representation dated 01.07.2016 and to appoint the petitioner to https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis the post of Technical Assistant/Electrical/Mechanical in the existing or future vacancies on the basis of apprenticeship training.

2. The petitioner underwent apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act, 1961,at Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Villupuram from 31.12.2001 to 30.12.2002 in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The petitioner was awarded with a certificate of proficiency by the Board of Apprenticeship training, southern region on 07.05.2003. The Government of Tamil Nadu has passed G.O.MS.No.3142 Labour and Employment Departement dated 10.11.1998 in supersession of earlier Government Orders directing that the trained apprentices should be given preference at the time of recruitment where other things are equal.

A. Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given preference over direct recruit;

B. A trained apprentice would not be required to get his name https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis sponsored by an Employment Exchange.

C. If age bar would come in the way of trainee, the same would be relaxed in accordance with what is stated in this regard, if any, in the service Rules concerned. If the Service Rule is silent on this aspect, relaxation to the extent of the period for which the apprentice had undergone training would be given.

d. The training institute concerned would maintain a list of the persons trained year-wise. The persons trained earlier would be treated as senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained apprentices preference shall be given to those who are seniors.

e. The apprentices/trainees shall have to go through the process of selection provided under the Service Rules/Regulation and that since the Apprentices acquire training under the same management they are not required to sit in the written test but in a selection where viva-voce test is also provided it would be necessary for the apprentices to go through the process of viva-voce.

f. The Rule of Reservations should be followed while absorbing the apprentices.

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7. The petitioner has filed copy of the Board proceedings (Permanent) B.P.(DB) No.20 dated 06.07.1999, wherein paragraph 3 of the same runs as under:

"3. The Board after detailed careful examination ordered that the status quo viz., giving preference of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Apprentices during recruitment if other things being equal over open market candidate be maintained.