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6.In the notification, the 3rd respondent had specifically mentioned that selection will be based on the marks obtained in the written test only as trade test being qualifying in nature. The 3rd respondent has given a concession in the notification to Ex-Trade Apprentices of recruitment Ordnance Factory and sister Ordnance http://www.judis.nic.in Factories stating that marks being equal, the Ex-Trade Apprentices will be given preferences. There was no mention in the notification that Ex- Trade Apprentices will be given five additional marks, over and above the marks obtained in the written examination.

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8. All the above contentions of the learned counsel for the petitioner has considerable force and are acceptable. When certain criteria have been mentioned in the publication for selection based on which the candidates participated in the selection process, the criteria mentioned in the publication cannot be changed by any subsequent instructions given by the 1st respondent. As per the publication, as rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner, when there is no provision for granting and adding five marks to Ex-Trade Apprentices and the respondents can only give preference to Ex-Trade Apprentices, when the marks obtained by them as well as by other candidates are equal. Further, it is to be noted that the said instruction of adding five marks will be for all future recruitments in the cadres involving Ex-Trade Apprentices.