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Annexure 'I' to the said letter laid down the broad framework of the above project and Item No. 4 in the said Annexure 'I' reads as under:

Training to the staff, landless agricultural workers and farmers for public participation. Re-orientation of project staff and training to farmers in intigrated farming system, public participation activities like Kisan Mela, Crop Competition, reward or maintaining project assets to individuals and village community etc. including CPR Management. Stipend 10 apprentice Rs. 2,500/- for four months in 1990-91.
(iv) Similar advertisement was issued in January, 1991. It is the case of the respondent No. 1-Corporation that at that time it was only having Government of India's letter, dated 12th October, 1990, and thereafter, the Corporation received the guidance in 'WARASA' for the above project. Para 10.4 of the said guidelines reads as under:
Apprenticeship: Post-graduates in Agriculture may be selected for undergoing apprenticeship training, one in each micro-watershed of the project for a period of one year. Each apprentice will be paid Rs. 2,500/- p.m. as stipend so that he or she can work with the Watershed Development Team (WDT). In the procegs. they will be exposed to ground realities. Attempts will be made to give preference for such apprentices in employment in ICAR, SAUs and State Governments. Request to this effect has been made to all concerned.

Section 6 of the Act provides for period of apprenticeship training. Section 7 of the said Act provides for termination of apprenticeship training. Section 8 empowers the Govt. to compel the employer to engage particular number/ratio of apprentices in a designated trade failing which the employer is liable to be punished with imprisonment and/or with fine under the provisions of Section 30(c) of the Act. Section 13 of the Act provides for payment of such stipend to apprentices at a rate not less than prescribed minimum rate. Section 18 being material to the controversy in the present petition, same is reproduced herein:

15. Based on the aforesaid decision of the Supreme Court Mr. Mohit Shah and Mr. Shelat appearing for the respondents contended that by adopting the process of reasoning by analogy under the Apprentices Act any trade, industry or establishment can employ apprentices under the Apprenticeship contract. They submitted that the respondent-Corporation has under the instructions of Central Government solely with a view to providing training to fresh post-graduates from Agricultural University has decided to employ apprentices fur a period of one year at a fixed stipend of Rs. 2,500/- p.m. The ministry of Agriculture has introduced and started National Watershed Development Project for rainfed areas so as to create models of scientific land use through development of integrated framing systems on the principles of watershed management in each development block where less than 30% arable area is under assured means of irrigation. The perspective and the objectives of the said project are clearly set out in the guidelines issued for the said project. Under the said project it is stipulated that training shall be given as per the curriculum and for such training fresh post-graduates from Agricultural University amongst others are the persons selected so at the conclusion of training persons well versed in the watershed development programme are ready and available for employment in ICAR, SAUn and the State Governments. It was with that object in mind that the respondent No. 1-Corporation pursuant to the directions issued by the Central Government started employing the apprentices under the Apprenticeship contract. They further submitted that since there is no express prohibition against employment of persons as apprentices under Apprenticeship contract the respondent-Corporation cannot be denied the right of employing apprentices under the Apprenticeship contract and if the contracts of apprenticeship are found to be otherwise bona fide and genuine and not camouflage or subterfuge by the Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Court shall not grant any relief so as to inter relationship of master and servant.