Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 201 · Decided 2 April 2013
Chairman, Rushikulya Gramya Bank v. Bisawamber Patro & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 201 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 239
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2760/2013
- Decided
- 2 April 2013
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
A B 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 C employer has discretion to fix minimum merit having in mind requirements of the post. The question for 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 decided by
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