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(1) Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given preference over direct recruits.
(2)For this, a trainee would not be required to get his name sponsored by any employment exchange. The decision of this Court in Union of India. v. Hargopal, AIR 1987 SC 1227, would permit this.
(3)If age bar would come in the way of the trainee, the same would be relaxed in accordance with what is stated in this regard, if any, in the concerned service rule. If the service rule be silent on this aspect, relaxation to the extent of the period for which the apprentice had undergone training would be given.
(4) The concerned training institute 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 senior."

4.) Learned counsel for the petitioner relied on Government of India, Ministry of Labour Directorate General of Employment & Training Communication dated 24.2.1996 to substantiate the claim the apprenticeship holders are entitled for preference. He also relied on Division Bench 3 of 7 decision of this Court passed in CWP No.12204 of 2007 dated 8.5.2008 which reads as under:-

"It has also come on record that the apprentices have undergone training for a period of two years with BBMB and for such training they were paid stipend in terms of Rule 11 of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992. The BBMB has thus, spent time, money and energy on the trainees to train them in the trades prevalent in the BBMB. Therefore, such training cannot be permitted to go waste. If the preference is not given to such apprentices, it will not be utilization of the man power trained by the BBMB. In fact, learned counsel for the respondent has stated that the apprentices with the BBMB were enrolled for training after their names were sponsored by the Employment Exchange. It is, thus, apparent that the apprentices were imparted training after enrolment on being sponsored by the employment exchange. Being apprentices from BBMB, the only benefit given to them is, not to subject such trainees to the screening test conducted to shortlist the large number of the applicants. The apprentices as well as the shortlisted applicants have been subjected to the trade test and interviews. In the selection process, the only benefit given to the apprentices is the weightage of 5 marks according to the year in which apprentices have undergone training. By assigning such marks, the final seniority list has been determined and appointment made. Such process of selection in fact, is in terms of the orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, referred to above."