U.P. RAJYA VIDYUT PARISHAD APPRENTICE WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ANR versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

U.P. RAJYA VIDYUT PARISHAD APPRENTICE WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ANR versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

Apprentices governed by the Apprentices Act, 1961 must undergo examination and interview for regular appointment as per the Recruitment Rules, but are entitled to the benefits and preferences laid out in Transport Corporation case (entries i-iv); exemption from examination applied only to petitioners in the prior case.

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Parties
Petitioner: U.P. Rajya Vidyut Parishad Apprentice Welfare Association; Respondent: State of Uttar Pradesh; Respondent: Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 May 2000
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Appellate Decision
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Apprentices Act, 1961, Regular Appointment Criteria, Recruitment Rules, Preference to Trained Apprentices
Service Law Apprentices Act, 1961 Regular Appointment Criteria Recruitment Rules Preference to Trained Apprentices

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Parties

U.P. Rajya Vidyut Parishad Apprentice Welfare Association

Petitioner

State of Uttar Pradesh

Respondent

Others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Appellate Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 are exempt from examination and interview for regular appointment as per previous Supreme Court direction
  2. 2 Whether directions in Transport Corporation case regarding exemption from examination apply generally or are case-specific

Ratio Decidendi

Apprentices governed by the Apprentices Act, 1961 must undergo examination and interview for regular appointment as per the Recruitment Rules, but are entitled to the benefits and preferences laid out in Transport Corporation case (entries i-iv); exemption from examination applied only to petitioners in the prior case.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Special Leave Petition is dismissed.