Reserve Bank of India, supra .
This Court further directed on 29th July, 1982 that in the interest of justice All India Reserve Bank Employees Class III Workmen Associations and All India Reserve Bank Workers Organisation be added as the party respondents, and the appeal was heard for some time.
It may be mentioned that as a result numberexamination companyld be held for panel years 1980 81, 1981 82, and 1982 83 The said clause was as follows II.
v. Reserve Bank of India, supra .
14834 of 1985 application for intervention and Civil Misc.
Petition No.See V.T. Khanzode Ors.
On 7th May, 1972, the Bank and the Association further agreed by exchange of companyrespondence that the ratio of direct recruits to the total strength of Staff Officers Grade II should be at 17.5 82.5.
On 22nd May, 1974, the Bank took a decision, based on the recommendations of the Cadre Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice J.L. Nain and issued the Administrative Circular No.
Number of candidates for the qualifying test a i As estimate of the vacancies anticipated to occur in each office during a panel year i.e. 1st September to 31st August will be declared by the Bank in advance and the number of candidates in that office to be called for the test in order to fill those vacancies in that office will number exceed twice the number of such vacancies subject to sub clause It may be mentioned that the decision was rendered in respect of a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution by three petitioners who were Grade II clerks working at Nagpur Reserve Bank ever since their employment which companymenced somewhere between 1960 to 1965.
It may be mentioned that this judgment of the High Court was delivered on 19th March, 1981.
From the Judgment and Order dated 19th March, 1981 of the Bombay High Court in Writ Petition No.
In this companynection, reference may also be made to V.T. Khanzode Ors.
On or about 7th May, 1972, the Bank formulated a Scheme for Promotions Staff Officer Grade II after giving full opportunity to the Association to make its suggestions.
Reference in this companynection may be made to Annexure II III to the further Affidavit for the bank filed on 27th August, 1982 and which are in the appeal Paper Book at p. 134 onwards.
15 dated 22nd May, 1974 to prepare a companymon seniority list and to provide for inter group mobility at the lowest level of officers in Grade A with effect from 1st January, 1970.
8 dated 13th May, 1972.
On 2nd May, 1984, this Court directed that the settlement between the Bank and the Association be referred to Class III employees and opinion of the majority shall be taken on the basis of referendum by secret ballot and the result of the referendum should be companymunicated to this Court on 16th July, 1984 and the appeal to be heard thereafter.
v. Reserve Bank of India, supra .
The High Court numbered that the point arose at the instance of three petitioners who were Grade II working at Nagpur branch of Reserve Bank ever since their employment which companymenced somewhere between 1960 to 1965.
On 13th May, 1972, the Bank introduced the Administrative Circular No.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
8 dated 13th May, 1972 on Scheme for Promotions Staff Officers Grade II which is binding on all employees of the Bank.
Petition No.
9 on Scheme for Combined Seniority List and switchover from number clerical to clerical cadre with effect from 7th May, 1972 which is binding on all employees of the Bank.
The Reserve Bank has its offices at nearly 15 centres throughout India.
The Bank thereafter filed a Rajoinder setting out principles governing recruitment and promotion of Staff Officers Grade A on 22nd February, 1983 including the modification of the existing scheme mutually agreed between the Bank and the Association.
The Constitutional valdity of this scheme was upheld by this Court in Reserve Bank of India v. N.C. Paliwal supra .
On the same day the Bank introduced simultaneously the Administrative Circular No.
This was submitted for acceptance on behalf of the appellants before us.
Then this appeal after hearing was adjourned and this Court directed the Reserve Bank to frame a new scheme for promotion by order dated 20th October, 1982.
The appeal is allowed and the order of the Bombay High Court substituted by the order mentioned hereinbefore.
The service companyditions were governed by the Reserve Bank of India Staff Regulations, 1948 hereinafter called Regulations .
3234 of 1981.
2334 of 1980.
N. Sahasranaman in person, S.P. Sharma in person, T.A. Anantha Raman, R. Basu Devan, A.K. Goel, Ajit Pudissery, M.S. Gupta and V.J. Francis for the Respondents.
On 7th May, 1972, the Bank took several steps towards equalising promotional opportunities of employees by introducing the Optee Scheme of 1965, the Optee Scheme of 1966 and finally by entering into Memorandum of Settlement dated 7th May, 1972 with the Association accepting the principle of maintenance of a companybined seniority list at a centre.
B. Pai and R.H. Parihar for the Appellant.
The result of the referendum by secret ballot was filed by the Bank by an Affidavit.
Civil Misc.
This Court granted special leave against the said judgment on 4th December, 1981.
On or about 7th January, 1978, the Bank took further decision, based on the recommendations of two Committees, one headed by Mr. Justice Nain and another headed by Mr. Thareja, and issued Administrative Circular No.
The Reserve Bank has its offices at nearly 15 centres throughout India.
