Santosh Kumar Tripathi & Ors vs U.P.Power Corporation & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the exemption from appearing in written examinations for apprentices, as established in U. P. State Road Transport Corporation vs. U. P. Parivahan Nigam Shikshuk Berojgar Sangh, is applicable only to the specific respondents in that case and not to all apprentices. The Court upheld the decision of the Allahabad High Court, confirming that the appellants were not entitled to preferential treatment for employment based on their apprenticeship training. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, affirming the Full Bench's interpretation of the earlier judgment.