(1.) VIDE instant petition, the petitioner has sought mandamus to direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the list of eligible candidates and to consider him for promotion for the post of Junior Management Grade Scale-I (hereinafter referred as JMGS-1) under Grade-D post.
(2.) THE petitioner joined the respondent bank initially as Clerk-cum- Cashier (Clerical Cadre) in the year 1981. On 28.06.1994, the State Sector Bank Employees Association entered into an agreement with the management of the State Bank for giving promotion to the employees in clerical cadre in the bank. As per the said agreement, the bank appointed 'P.C.Joshi Committee, who recommended the clerical cadre staff of banks to JMGS-1 post under Groups-A, B, & D.
(3.) THE petitioner again made application for JMGS-1 post under Group A in the year 2005. However, he did not appear in the test and interview.