M. Shivani v. The Electronic Corporation Of India Limited

HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE A. RAMALI NGESWARA RAO Writ Petition No. 382 of 2018 Order:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

It is the case of the petitioners that they have been working with the first respondent Corporation through an outsourcing agency since 2010. They passed ITI and completed National Apprenticeship Certificate (Electronics Mechanical Trade) in ECIL only. While so, the second respondent issued Notification No.38 of 2017 for the recruitment to the post of Tradesman-B (WG-III) in different Trades. The last date for submission of applications through online is 05.01.2018. The upper age limit prescribed is 28 years as on 30.11.2017. However, the relaxation of maximum age limit is allowed up to 40 years for those who worked or working with ECIL as Senior Artisan/Junior Artisan with ITI qualification plus NAC or ITI qualification plus experience of tenure based contract. The present Writ Petition is filed seeking extension of the same benefit of age relaxation to the petitioners also, as they worked through an outsourcing agency.

The notification was issued long back and the applications were sought to be accepted from 20.12.2017. Though there is some grievance to be redressed in relation to the petitioners, since the procedure for acceptance of applications is through online basis, no relief can be granted to the petitioners who approached this Court at the last moment seeking relaxation of age limit. Obviously, the software so far developed does not accept the applications which did not contain any code number which is available for the persons who worked or working with ECIL on

tenure based contract. In the circumstances, no relief can be granted to the petitioners.

The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed at the admission stage. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

___________________________ A. RAMALI NGESWARA RAO, J Date: 04.01.2018 Note:

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