UNION OF INDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD . Mr. Mahesh Tewari, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner.

(2.) THERE is no dispute of the fact that the respondent/ applicant after getting training in the trade of fitter from Don Bosco I.T.C., Ranchi was awarded Trade Certificate by the Department of Labour, Employment and Training, Government of Bihar, Pacna. On the basis of the said training certificate, he applied for selection to the post of Apprentice Training in Eastern Railway and he got through in the written test and in the interview and then was finally selected as Apprentice Trainee. Thereafter, hie was posted at Gomoh Loco Shed and he also successfully completed one year training in the Fitter grade. Till this stage the Railway did not raise any objection questioning the recognition of the training certificate he d by the applicant, which was issued by the Government of Bihar

(3.) IT is submitted by the petitioner/Railway, that at the time of selection of Trainee Apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 they were not aware that the certificate submitted by the petitioner, i.e. Don Bosco, ITC, Ranchi is not admissible because the Fitter Trade in Don Bosco was not affiliated with the NCVT. At the time of scrutiny of the applications the guidelines in this regard was not known to their office. The mistake committed by them in allowing the applicant to sit for the examination and thereafter further undergoing the training was detected only by the Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship Training, Kolkata.