IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18287 of 2010 1. YOGENDRA KUMAR, SON OF LATE SAHDEO CHOUDHARY, RESIDENT OF AT+ P.O. DARIHAT, P.S. AYARKOTHA, DISTRICT ROHTAS. 2. FATIMA MARY SIMON, WIFE OF SHRI S.N. SIMON, RESIDENT OF 7, CHURCH LANE, SAHUTOLY, RANCHI, P.S. CHUTIYA, DISTRICT RANCHI. 3. LOKNATH SINGH, SON OF LATE BALKRISHAN, RESIDENT OF Q.NO. B-43/343, UCIL COLONY, P.S. JADUGODDA MINCE, DISTRICT EAST SINGBHUM. 4. RAIMUL TOPANO, SON OF LATE SINGRAI TOPANO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SONPOKHARI, P.O. POSOITA, P.S. MANOHARPUR, DISTRICT EAST SINGBHUM. 5. NINESH KUMAR PASWAN, SON OF SHRI DWARKA PASWAN, RESIDENT OF KHAS PATERHA, P.O. SARAI, P.S. SARAI, DISTRICT VAISHALI. Versus 1. UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. CHAIRMAN, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. GENERAL MANAGER, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. CHIEF MANAGER, HEAD OFFICE, KALAMBAGH CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. For the petitioner : Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, Advocate. For the Bank : Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Advocate. ----------- 04. 18.11.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioners filed supplementary affidavit in compliance of the orders of this Court dated 16.11.2010 placing on record the representation of the petitioners dated 9.10.2010, 11.10.2010, 9.11.2010 and 10.11.2010, Annexure-20 series, whereunder petitioners requested the authorities to disclose the reasons as to why they have not been called for interview, although, they figure in the result of the written examination. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the counsel for - 2 - the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank(hereinafter referred to as the Bank). 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that request was made to the authorities to disclose the number of vacancies, which is to be filled up from amongst the Scheduled Castes, Tribe candidates before publishing the result of the written examination, so that there may not be any difficulty for the petitioners to understand the reason as to why they have not been called for interview. It is also submitted that even, at this stage, before disposing of the representation of the petitioners the authorities should disclose the number of vacancies to be filled up from amongst SC/ST candidates and thereafter they should dispose of the representation of the petitioners annexed with the supplementary affidavit as Annexure-20 series. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the Bank, I direct the competent authority of the Bank to notify the vacancies of the Officer scale-I to be filled up from the Assistants of SC/ST category and thereafter to dispose of the representation of the petitioners, Annexure-20 series. Necessary compliance of disclosing the number of vacancies be made by the authorities of the Bank, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, in any case before notifying the final list of promotion. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)