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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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis to the post of Technical Assistant/Electrical/Mechanical in the existing or future vacancies on the basis of apprenticeship training.
2. The petitioner underwent apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act, 1961, at Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Villupuram from 03.05.2000 to 02.05.2001 in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The petitioner was awarded a certificate of proficiency by the Board of Apprenticeship training, southern region on 14.09.2001. 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 and other things which are equal.
5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. The petitioner is seeking to consider his candidature basing on G.O.Ms.No.3142, Labour and Employment Department, dated 10.11.1998. Paragraph 6 of the said Government Order runs as under:
A. Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given preference over direct recruit;
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. I 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.
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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis things being equal over open market candidate be maintained."