1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6958/2005 (Surya Prasad Vs. The Marwar Gramin Bank & Ors.) Date of order : 8.7.2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. R.S. Shekhawat on behalf of Mr. P.S. Bhati, for the petitioner. Mr. V.K. Mathur, for the respondents. The controversy involved in this writ petition is no more res integra in view of the Division Bench's judgment of this Court in the case of Sharafat Ali Vs. Marwar Gramin Bank & Ors. (DB Civil special Appeal No.709/1995), decided on 21.9.2004. The Division Bench of this Court in that matter held that where the criteria for promotion is seniority- cum-merit then the term “merit” means that there should be minimum necessary merit required for efficiency of administration. The Division Bench's judgment dated 21.9.2004 has also acquired finality as Special Lerave Petition preferred by the Bank giving challenge to it has already been dismissed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.1123/2005 on 8.5.2006. In view of it, this petition for writ is 2 allowed in the terms of the judgment in the case of Sharafat Ali Vs. Marwar Gramin Bank (supra). The respondents are directed to consider candidature of the petitioner for promotion accordingly. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J. arun