letter dated 21.6.2004. There are instructions, which envisage that the Course Completed Act Apprentice in Railway Establishment can be given preference over the Course Completed ... communication dated 10.9.2004 is issued to each candidate who is Course Completed Act Apprentice of the Railways. But the case projected
appointment to the Course Completed Act Apprentices is unconstitutional and illegal. It was averred that Section 22 of Apprentices Act makes it clear that ... Employees Union represents the Course Completed Act Apprentices. Case of 4th Respondent Union is that since the Act Apprentices were trained for three years
Apprentice will not be accepted in lieu of
Course Completed Act Apprenticeship.
12.0 Railway Act Apprentices
12.1 The vacancies to be filled from among ... Parliament, by which M.P.
stated 55 persons have completed their Railway Course
Completed Act Apprentice (Diploma & Degree Holders) in
2017, but they have
whereby process had been initiated for engagement/forming panel of course completed act apprentices as Substitutes in pay scale Rs. 5200-20200+1800 in Rail ... extent the eligibility criteria has been restricted only to the Course Completed Act Apprentices who passed NCVT Test from Technical Training School, Rail Coach Factory
Trained from Recognised Govt., of India/Course completed Act, Apprentices in the Specified Electrical/Mechanical Trades can apply through proper channel;
(2) Casual Labours ... Trained from recognized Govt. Institute/Course completed Act Apprentice of S.E.Rly. establishment in the specific trades can apply through proper channel.
(3) Course
Completed Act Apprentice on merits. While so, there was an advertisement inviting applications from eligible candidates with 8th Std. pass for the Act Apprentice Course ... that under the Act Apprenticeship Act , it is not obligatory on their part to provide employment to the Course Completed Act Apprentices. However, as clarified
stand was taken by the Railway Authorities that though
the course completed act Apprentices were likely to be absorbed as
a Skill artisan Grade ... Board opined that all the litigating employees are, in fact, Course
completed act Apprentices and have undergone a training imparted
by the relevant department
Penugonda Raviteja vs South Central Railway on 16 February, 2026
OA No.020/00672/2023
period 2005 to 2009.
Subsequently, ICF, Chennai ceased to appoint course-completed Act
Apprentices. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has also held that trained ... appellants were Trade Apprentices under the Apprentice Act,
1961 (for short The Act ) and they successfully completed the
training as Fitter and were selected
vide order, dated
06.08.2013. Accordingly, no further regularization/engagement of Course
Completed Act Apprentices as "Substitute Helpers" is possible. In regard ... Act 1961, it is not
obligatory on the part of Rallways to provide employment to the Act
Apprentices who have successfully completed the Course
