SAMSUI HAQUE Vs. NADIA GRAMIN BANK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this writ petition, the three petitioners have challenged the entire process of selection said to have been adopted by the Respondent No.1 and/or its management in respect of the promotions conferred upon and/or granted to the private Respondent Nos. 4 to 16 on the post of scale-II officers (i.e., from J.R. Management Grade to Middle Management Grade) vide promotion order dated 25.8.05 as contained in annexure P/5/1. The Petitioners have also prayed for the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding upon the Respondents to resort to a fresh selection procedure following the principles of seniority cum merit.

(2.) Let it be recorded that at the very outset Mr. Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners raised only two points in support of the writ petition and they were as follows:

(3.) Based oh the aforementioned two points Mr. Bandyopadhyay has argued that in view of such statutory violations, the entire process of selection becomes non est and vitiated in the eye of law.