Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules the following eases shall be regularised in the manner shown 681 below in relaxation of their upper age, provisions of Re cruitment Rules concerned and/or rules for pre service training made by Government in this behalf to the extent indicated below : (1) (a) Persons initially recruited otherwise than through the Gujarat Public Service Commission, or Central ized Recruitment Scheme, as clerks, clerk typists or typist sin the offices to which the Rules apply, and who have ren dered not less than 2 years ' continuous service, as clerk or clerk typist or typist, as the case may be, as on 31st December, 1968 in one or more offices and who are continuing in Government service as clerks, clerk typists or typists, as the case may be, on the date of this notification or such persons whose names are kept on the Waiting List for provi sional appointment for the reason that they had to be dis charged for want of posts even though they had rendered 2 years ' continuous service as on 31st December, 1968 shall be required to appear at the special interview and/or the special typing test to be held for them for their selection for appointment to the post of clerk, clerk typist or typ ist, as the case may be.