Supreme Court of India

Chairman, Rushikulya Gramya Bank v. Bisawamber Patro & Others

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 239
Bench Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai JJ.
Decided 2 April 2013

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Service Law - Promotion - On the basis of seniority-cum­ merit - Employer laying down a bench mark, besides the criteria fixed by promotion rules - Propriety of - Held: The employer has discretion to fix minimum merit having in mind requirements of the post. The question for consideration in the instant appeals was whether it was open to the management of the 0 appellant-Bank to lay down a benchmark, besides the criteria fixed by the rules for grant of promotion on seniority-cum-merit basis. Allowing the appeals, the Court HELD: The minimum necessary merit for promotion, is a matter that is

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