senior to the persons trained later. In
between the trained apprentices, preference shall be given to
those who are senior.
13. Insofar as the cases ... absence of any provision in the recruitment policy providing for a
preference to apprentices, or reservation in their favour, no inference can
be drawn
their
training:
(1) Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given
preference over direct recruits.
(2) For this, a trainee would ... senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained
apprentices, preference shall be given to those who are senior
apprentices
simultaneously. Even though there is no written policy for recruitment of Ex-
Apprentices in the first respondent establishment, the first respondent was
giving preference ... Therefore, the apprentice candidates must also
appear in the competitive written examination.
(2) Other things being equal, apprentice will be given preference
in appointment
acquired apprenticeship and is higher in the seniority list amongst apprentices, will be given preference and further in case there is more than one candidate ... senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained apprentices, preference shall be given to those who are senior.
13. Insofar as the cases
Arul and 945 others respondents in herein were working as Apprentices in terms of Apprentices Act, 1961 , (the Act) with in Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ... senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained apprentices, preference shall be given to those who are senior"
This Court has further
Corporation and others] to state that the apprentices cannot be given preference
and apprentices having NTC under the 1961 Act can only be considered along ... Apprentices acquire
training under the same management, they are not required to sit in the written
test. A trained Apprentice will have a preference over
conditions are same, preference will be given to the candidates who have obtained training. The department is giving preference to such apprentice trainees ... after the competitive test, any apprentice trainee gets equal marks than a non-apprentice candidate, then only preference is to be given to the said
follows :
"(1) Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given preference over direct recruits.
(2) For this, a trainee would ... senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained apprentices' preference shall be given to those who are senior."
5. The aforesaid
such apprentices. Therefore,on a reading
of all the provisions together, what transpires is that
an apprentice will be treated as apprentice and he
will ... senior to the
persons trained later. In between the trained
apprentices, preference shall be given to those who
are senior."
10. The respondents have
their training:
(1) Other things being equal, a trained apprentice should be given preference over other direct recruits.
(2) For this, a trainee would ... senior to the persons trained later. In between the trained apprentices, preference shall be given to those who are senior."
15. A reading
