CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.4533 OF 1996 In the matter of an application under Article-226 of the Constitution of India 1. UMESH CHANDRA BYAS, SON OF SRI RAM DAS TYAGI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAWAPUR, POLICE STATION CHAK MAHASI, DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR, AT PRESENT WORKING AT BRANCH MANAGER, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, SONOHO BRANCH, POLICE STATION SONHO, DISTRICT SARAN PRESIDENT, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK EMPLOYEE’S AND OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION, SCHEDULE CASTE/SCHEDULE TRIBE CELL 2. BIRENDRA KUMAR, SON OF SRI PARMANAND SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHAWAPUR, POLICE STATION PIRPATTI, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR, AT PRESENT WORKING AT BRANCH MANAGER, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK KATSA BRANCH POLICE STATION BHELDI, DISTRICT SARAN SECRETARY, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE CASTE/SCHEDULE TRIBE CELL. 3. LAL BAHADUR RAM, SON OF LATE NEWR RAM, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA MAKHDUM SARAI, POST OFFICE + POLICE STATION SIWAN, AT PRESENT WORKING AT BRANH MANAGER, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, CHHITRAUHA. 4. SHIO DAS RAM SON OF SRI NATHUNI RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHHITAULI KALA, POST OFFICE LAXMIGANJ, DISTRICT SIWAN AT PRESENT WORKING AT OFFICE, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, HEAD OFFICE, CHAPRA. 5. UDHO JEE MANJHI, SON OF SRI MATHURA MANJHI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AMBEDKAR CHOWK, POST OFFICE BHAGWAN BAZAR, ,DISTRICT CHAPRA, AT PRESENT WORKING AT SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, DAUDPUR, AT PRESENT POST OFFICE DAUDPUR, DISTRICT SARAN.----------------------(Petitioners) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE CHAIRMAN, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, CHAPRA 3. THE CHAIRMAN-CUM-MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SARAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, CHAPRA--------------------(Respondents) ----------- For the Petitioners : M/s Tej Bahadur Singh, Sr. Adv., Gyan Shankar, Brisketu Saran Pandey, Advocates. P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA 2 V.N.Sinha, J. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed supplementary affidavit placing on record the memorandum dated 14.1.2010 and 13.8.1997 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India and the consequential memo issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services dated 1.2.2010, Annexures-11 and 12 series, whereunder in the light of the provisions contained in Article- 16(4)(A) of the Constitution of India it has been resolved to grant the benefit of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Caste and Tribe employees of the public sector Bank even beyond 15.11.1997, the cut of date fixed in the light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Indira Sawhney. 2. This writ application has been filed praying inter alia to direct the authorities of the Saran Kshtriya Gramin Bank, which has since been amalgamated with North Bihar Gramin Bank to grant the Scheduled Caste and Tribe employees of the Bank the benefit of reservation. 3. Prayer made in the writ application appears to have become infructuous in the light of 3 the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Indira Sawhney as also the office memorandum dated 13.8.1997, 14.1.2010 and 1.2.2010 referred to above in this order, whereunder instructions have already been issued by the Government of India to grant the benefit of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Caste and Tribe employees of the public sector Bank even beyond 15.11.1997. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of in the light of the instructions contained in the aforesaid memoranda dated 13.8.1997, 14.1.2010 and 1.2.2010. Patna High Court, Patna Dated 24th June, 2010 NAFR/Rajesh ( V. N. Sinha, J.)