2024 LLR WEB 21 (RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT)
Apprentices cannot be regularized after the expiry of temporary agreement

APPRENTICES ACT, 1961 - Section 18 - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Sections 2(s), 4(K) & 25F - Apprentice - Violation of Statute - I ndustrial dispute raised by R espondents- Apprentice challenging validity of their termination order - Tribunal held that Respondents falls within definition of workmen under Section 2(s) of Act, 1947 directed reinstatement - High Court held, provisions of Act of 1947 not applicable in matters dealing with apprenticeship - Respondents have executed Apprenticeship agreement - They are bound by the same and estopped to challenge same after expiry of their term as Apprentice - They cannot claim themselves as Workmen as the same was not applicable in their case as per Section 18 of the Act of 1961 - Well know that in a given case Court can iron out the fabric but it cannot change the texture of the fabric - State Government was not competent to make a reference under Section 4(K) of the Act of 1947 - Dispute under the Act of 1961 cannot be treated as indust... subscribe to read more..