open advertisements whereby the
external candidates are given preference over the factory trained
own trade apprentices.
Let the Respondent authorities being restrained from giving
appointment ... vide Circular No. 520/All
dated 14.05.06 that cc-trade apprentices should be given
preference in recruitment in pursuance of the directives
consideration for transferring them as Trackmen to Thiruchirappalli
Division, in preference to those Act Apprentices, who stand allotted vide
Annexure A-8 order ... allege that the proposed action to appoint 60 Act Apprentices against
DR quota vacancies, in preference to them is arbitrary, discriminatory and
illegal
1998 was filed seeking
direction that the course completed Act Apprentices should
be given preference but the same was dismissed on 17.9.1998.
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with the Uttar Pradesh State
Electricity Board under the provisions of the Apprentices Act, 1961 . On completion of the period
of apprenticeship they claimed absorption ... apprentices, ignoring the age bar and giving them preference over candidates who were
not trained apprentices.
2. Here, it may be noted that a three
requisite criteria. Another order of this court 5 had directed grant of preference by
calling candidates who have undergone apprenticeship training in the Tamil Nadu ... viva-voce test. The preference was exercisable "when other things being
equal", over direct recruits. Consequently apprentice-trainees had no right
Satish Kumar & Others vs Hrtc & Another on 23 June, 2023
Author: Satyen Vaidya
specifically been directed to give preference to those already working as work charge; employees/daily wager/ trained apprentice in the 12 districts, but this direction ... that the employees and apprentices already working in U.P. Jal Nigam shall be given relaxation in age and preference in appointments. However, this direction
grounds : (1) that the so called apprentices were not really apprentices coming within the purview of the Apprentices Act , and the remuneration paid to them ... procedure followed in the employment of apprentices and the terms of such employment, was preferable to that of the witnesses for the Corporation. It, therefore
category may be given
second preference.
3. Vacancies remaining thereafter be filled in strictly from
the priority list of Apprentice prepared and maintained at
Circle ... Apex court observed even apprentices have to
go through the procedure of examination and interview. They can only
be given preference.
(2) For the same
background.
2. The respondent applied for the work as apprentice clerk
by way of preferring an application on 18.01.1988, addressed
to the Municipal Commissioner ... long time while working as an apprentice and therefore,
an office note was preferred to that effect. The Principle of
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