IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3306 of 2010 1. UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK SC/ST EMPLOYEES WELFARE COUNCIL GOUSHALA CHOWK, RAM BAGH ROAD, P.O.- RAMNA, P.S.- MITHANPURA, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR THROUGH ITS ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY, SHRI SANJEEV KUMAR 2. SANJEEV KUMAR S/O LATE JAGLAL RAM R/O AT + P.O.- KUTTUBPUR, SAIDPUR, P.S.- BIDUPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI, ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, SC/ST EMPLOYEES WELFARE COUNCIL, GOUSHAL CHOWK, RAMBAGH ROAD, P.O. RAMNA, P.S. MITHANPURA, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, BANKING DIVISION, NEW DELHI 2. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, MUMBAI 3. UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR 5. CHAIRMAN, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR 6. GENERAL MANAGER, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR 7. CHIEF MANAGER UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR ----------- 02/ 15.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner no.1 is the Association of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees serving the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur (hereinafter referred to as the Bank) and petitioner no.2 is the Assistant General Secretary of the said Association. By filing this writ application, prayer of the petitioners is to direct the Bank to apply the provisions contained in Articles 16 (4A) and (4B) of the Constitution of India as also 2 Rule 12 of the Promotion Rules, 1998 applicable to the employees of the Bank for grant of reservation while considering the case of the employees of the Bank for promotion on the post of Scale-I and Assistant. This writ application is disposed of exactly in the same terms which is contained in order dated 4.3.2010, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2155 of 2010. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)