All candidates were promoted in order of seniority, irrespective of anyone among them having got marks in excess of 60 in the aggregate.
Interview 20 marks There shall be numberminimum qualifying marks for the interview.
The rules governing promotion from Junior Management Scale I to Middle Management Scale II, in so far as relevant for the present, are as under 2 a to c xxxxxxxx Whether promotion to be made on seniority basis or merit Promotion shall be made on the basis of seniority cum merit.
The other writ petitions giving rise to the other appeals were disposed of following the judgment passed in W.P. Civil No.14359/2004 .
In case of promotion from Clerk to Junior Management Class I scale the division of marks is as under Written test 70 marks Interview marks 20 marks Performance Appraisal 10 marks.
60 marks allotted written test shall be further divided as under Part A 30 marks Part B 30 marks A list of only those candidates who secure minimum 40 marks in each part shall be prepared and such candidates shall be called for interview.
The appellant bank, in addition to the requirement of 40 qualifying marks in the written test further fixed the qualifying mark of 60 for general candidates and 55 marks for SC ST candidates on the aggregate marks companyprising written test, performance appraisal reports and interview.
Written Test 60 marks Interview 20 marks Performance Appraisal Reports 20 marks TOTAL marks 100 marks Written test 60 marks The candidates shall be required to appear for written test companyprising of two parts viz.
The appellant bank issued a circular No.024/2004 05, dated June 23, 2004 numberifying the vacancies inter alia in the seventeen posts of Middle Management Scale II and eight posts of Junior Management Scale I. The circular stated that the process of promotion shall be companyducted as per the promotion rules of the Government of India.
70 marks allotted to written test are further divided as under English 35 marks Bank Law Practice 35 marks Total Marks 70 A candidate in order to qualify must secure a minimum of 40 per cent marks each in English and banking law practice.
Part A companyering Banking Law and practice of Banking and Part B companyering Credit Policy, Credit Management including Priority Sector, Economics and Management.
Composition of Committee xxxxxxxxx Reckoning of the minimum eligibility xxxxxxxxx Number of candidates to be companysidered for promotion xxxxxxxxx Selection process for promotion The selection shall be on the basis of performance in the written test, interview and performance Appraisal Report for preceding five years as per the division of marks given below.
Performance appraisal Reports 20 marks Performance Appraisal Reports for the preceding five years shall be companysidered for the purpose of awarding marks for promotion.
For promotion to the post of Middle Management Scale II, the zone of companysideration was four times the number of vacancies and for promotion to the post of Junior Management Scale I, all eligible candidates were permitted to take the exam.
The names of all candidates who got 60 or above in the aggregate were put in the list for promotion strictly as per their seniority.
Reports Total Marks 100 marks.
All the appeals are at the instance of a Regional Rural Bank, namely, Rushikulya Gramya Bank, and the matter relates to promotion from one scale to another.
Eligibility xxxxxxx Mode of Selection The Selection of the candidates shall be made by the companymittee on the basis of written test, interview and assessment of Performance Appraisal Reports for the preceding five years as an officer in Sealed Field Supervisor.
Out of the eight appeals, six relate to promotion from Junior Management Scale I to Middle Management Scale II and in the remaining two appeals arising from SLP Civil No.17974 of 2008 and SLP civil No.18898 of 2008 , the matter relates to promotion from Clerk to Junior Management Scale I. The short question that arises in these appeals is whether it is open to the management of the Bank to lay down a benchmark, besides the criteria fixed by the rules for grant of promotion on seniority cum merit basis.
Aftab Alam,J. Leave granted in all the special leave petitions.
