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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 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 service rule concerned. If the service rule be silent on this aspect, relaxation to the extent of the period for which the apprentice had undergone raining would be given.
(4) 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 senior.

10. Learned Advocate- General drew my attention to the relevant amendments made in the Public Works Department Code Part-II Appendix, in which a new Rule 2-A has been added in exercise of powers conferred under Article 309 of the Constitution. The said rules have been notified vide notification No. 10214 dated 29.11.2003. Referring to the same, the learned Advocate General pointy out that all the four conditions as laid down in paragraph 2 of the said judgment of the apex court stand incorporated in the amended Rules. With respect to the directions regarding exemption from examination, It is pointed out that the direct on relied upon by the petitioners as contained in paragraph 13 of the Apex Court order was not a general direction given by the Supreme Court, as in paragraph 12, but direction specific to the cases of the respondent of that case. It is further pointed out that the said matter relates to appointment on the post of conductors and clerks and such persons had been given training of apprentice by the U.P. Road Transport Corporation itself and under those conditions directions have been given by the Supreme Court that they would not be required to appear in any written examination, if any provided by the regulations, apart from the other general directions, as contained in paragraph 12 of the judgment.