MUKHLAL RAM Vs. REWA SIDHI GRAMIN BANK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN all these writ petitions common questions of law and fact arise and as such, they are being disposed of by this common order.

(2.) FACTS necessary for the decision of the writ petitions are that petitioners are Branch Manager of the respondent Regional Rural Bank and they seek quashing of the order of promotion of the private respondents, as Area Manager/senior Manager. The source of recruitment for Area Manager/senior Manager is 100 per cent by promotion from amongst Branch Manager and the criteria for promotion is seniority-cum-merit.

(3.) IT is alleged by the petitioners that the criteria adopted by the Bank was not seniority-cum-merit, but selection based on merit ignoring the seniority. The proceeding of the Departmental Promotion Committee has been produced before me which shows that while making the exercise of selection for promotion to the post of Area Manager and Senior Manager, the inter se merit of the candidates were considered and those securing higher marks have been promoted. Marks were allocated for seniority, Job responsibility, placement, posting mobility, appraisal performance and personal interview. Marks allocated to ingredients to judge the merit is manifold than the marks allocated for seniority.