Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 262 · Decided 17 July 1998
B.V. Sivaiah and ORS. v. K. Addanki Babu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 262 · [1998] 3 S.C.R. 782
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3798/1996
- Decided
- 17 July 1998
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, S.P. BHARUCHA, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law : Promotion-Rule prescribing seniority-cum-merit criterion-Authority c making promotion.on the basis of officers securing highest marks amongst ' eligible officers-Challenged-Held, seniority-cum-merit implies prescribing minimum standard for assessing merit and from amongst those Comparative assessment of merit not required-Requirement of interview and D assessment of service in Rule cannot be construed as permitting comparative assessment-Principle laid down applied to promotions in different Regional Rural Banks-Regional Rural Banks (Appointment and Promotio11s of
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