PRAKASH MOHONOT Vs. THAR AANCHALIK GRAMIN BANK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner was appointed in Thar Aanchalik Gramin Bank (for short 'the Bank') in the month of February, 1984, on the post of Junior Clerk -cum -Cashier. Later on, the petitioner was confirmed on that post. The petitioner has a complaint that although his juniors have been promoted to the post of Field Supervisor in a promotion held in October, 1990, he was not given promotion. Admittedly, the petitioner is senior to some of the persons, who have been given promotion to the post of Field Supervisor.

(2.) ACCORDING to the respondent, the petitioner's case for promotion was not considered as per the Circular issued by the Bank on 2.6.90 where under the norms for consideration of merit and fitness are prescribed. It is laid down in para 5 of the Circular that persons who have been punished in a departmental enquiry, would not be taken into consideration for the purposes of promotion for three years from the date of imposition of the punishment. The petitioner was imposed with a punishment, of stoppage of one grade increment without cumulative effect on 18.2.88. In appeal, the punishment was reduced to reprimand and, therefore, the petitioner's case was not considered in the D.P.C. of 1990.

(3.) THAT being the position, this petition is dismissed. However, in the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs.