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4. The brief facts as stated in the Original Application is that the applicants are the employees of Field Gun Factory, Kanpur, an unit of Department of Defence Production, under the Ministry of Defence. The applicants being Ex-Trade Apprentices, were initially appointed through proper selection procedure, which was started in 2003 in pursuance of Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata (hereinafter referred as „OFB, Kolkata), letter No. 800/Manpower/2000-2001/A/I dated 02-09- 2003 and Fax No. 844/Manpower/CO/PW dated November, 2003, by which, the Chairman, OFB, Kolkata sanctioned 15 post of Semi Skilled Industrial Employees to Field Gun Factory, Kanpur. The Director General, Ordnance Factories had directed the General Managers, Ordnance Factories to follow a uniform principle in deciding the seniority of batch while recruiting Ex-Trade Apprentices vide letter dated 15.12.2003. Vide Notification dated 11.12.2003, the Ex-Trade Apprentices were asked to submit certain information to complete the PUNIT KUMAR MISHRA database of Ex-Trade Apprentices.
5. On the other hand, counter reply was filed on 02.03.2023, wherein it has been stated that as per the directive vide the then OFB letter No.570/A/I/(iii) dated 15/20.10.1999, ex Trade Apprentices were O.A. No.330/748 of 2022 called as and when the vacancy arose in order of their batch wise seniority. The instruction was also issued by OFB Letter dated 15.12.2003 regarding to maintain the seniority of ex-Trade Apprentices. The exercise to correct/upade the database of Ex-Trade Apprentices were initiated in the month of December, 2003. For appointment of the Trade Apprentices, the following conditions were laid down by the Ordnance Factory :-
4(ii) As and when vacancies arise and factories are permitted to make direct induction in the first instance, ex-trade apprentices of their own factory will be considered for recruitment. 4(iii) Selection process is based on fitness cum seniority. Only trade test will be conducted to ascertain whether the ex -trade apprentice is fit for the job or not. If he is unfit (i.e. he failed in trade test), he is to be excluded. Amongst the candidates who pass the trade test, and are therefore fit, the selection will be done on seniority. The suitability or otherwise of the candidate is to be determined by the selection board in the test.
17. Now coming to the peculiar facts of the case in hand. All the applicants are ex-Trade Apprentice in OFM and as per the respondents/ OFB, direction, factories are permitted to make selection for the post as per fitness-cum-seniority of ex-trade apprentices of their own factory. Admittedly, all the applicants completed Trade Apprentices training prior to year 2003.
18. The important aspect of the case in hand, the Chairman, PUNIT KUMAR MISHRA erstwhile OFD, sanctioned induction of 15 semi-skilled Industrial Employees in question through direct recruitment for OFM vide notification no. 800/manpower/2000-2001/A/I dated 02.09.2003. The notification dated 02.09.2003 for appointment of 15 semi skilled industrial employees posts is prior to 22.12.2003 and for proper adjudication of the matter, same is reproduced herein below:-