M.S. BAJWA Vs. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER has filed this petition seeking a direction to the respondents to place him above his juniors in terms of decision given by this Court in CWP No. 4689 of 1989 dated 19.5.1993.

(2.) CASE of the petitioner, in brief, is that he joined the services of the respondents as a Clerk on 15.7.1955. Petitioner was promoted as Assistant Manager in the year 1976 and was promoted as Manager in the Middle Management Grade Scale -II on 16.8.1978. Petitioner was served with a charge sheet in the year 1982. Petitioner challenged his suspension by filing CWP No. 3131 of 1984. However, the suspension order was revoked vide order dated 18.10.1984. Some more charge sheets were served to the petitioner and he filed civil suit challenging the same. The civil suit was decided in favour of the petitioner and the appeal filed by the bank was dismissed. Petitioner was eligible for promotion to Scale -III with effect from 1.1.1983. However, the interview letter was sent to the petitioner at a wrong address. Punishment order was passed against the petitioner on 16.11.1984. By way of CWP No. 4689 of 1989, petitioner challenged the punishment orders dated 9.1.1987 and 25.4.1988. The said punishment orders were set aside by this Court vide judgment dated 19.5.1993 (Annexure P -5). Despite passing of the said decision, petitioner had not been given promotion with effect from the year 1983. Hence, the present petition by the petitioner.

(3.) I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record available on the file carefully.