(1.) DR. B. S. Chauhan, J. This writ petition has been filed for quash ing the promotion list dated 23. 9. 2000 (Annex. 4) insofar as it promotes respon dent Nos. 3 to 5 and ignores the claim of the petitioner, and also for quashing the impugned Circular dated 16. 3. 2000 (Annex. 2) providing for a minimum bench mark for the assessment of minimum merit.
(2.) THE facts and circumstances giving rise to this case are that the petitioner as well as respondent Nos. 3 to 5 held the post of Scale-l Officer in the respon dent Bank. All of them being eligible for promotion to the post of Scale-ll Officer were considered. However, the said respondent Nos. 3 to 5 have been promoted though they were admittedly junior to the petitioner. Petitioner has been non suited as he failed to secure the 70% benchmark as provided under the Circular dated 16. 3. 2000.
(3.) THE petitioner as well as respondent Nos. 3 to 5 were assessed in the year 2000. Petitioner could secure only 46. 45 marks so far as his performance ap praisal for three years was concerned. He was awarded 12 marks in interview and, thus, could obtain a total of 58. 45 marks only. Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 secured more than 70 marks as fixed under the Circular. As the petitioner miser ably failed to achieve the said benchmark, he was not promoted.