High Court Dismisses Petition by Apprentices Seeking Absorption as Regular Officers Under Apprentices Act, 1961. No Automatic Right to Absorption Exists Under Section 22(1) of the Act, and Employer Retains Discretion in Recruitment, with Writ Jurisdiction Limited to Policy Enforcement.
9 Mar 2026The petitioners, who were appointed as Graduate Apprentice Trainees by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) in 2016-2017, filed a writ petition...




