IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18339 of 2010 ASHOK KUMAR MANJHI, SON OF SRI JIWAN RAM, RESIDENT OF EASTERN DAHIYAWAN, JAGDAMBA ROAD, CHAPRA, P.S. CHAPRA TOWN, DISTRICT SARAN(CHAPRA). Versus 1. THE BANK OF INDIA, RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DIVISION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STAR HOUSE, PLOT C-5, ‘G” BLOCK, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA(EAST), MUMBAI-400051 THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, BANK OF INDIA, RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DIVISION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STAR HOUSE, PLOT C-5, ‘G” BLOCK, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA(EAST), MUMBAI- 400051. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BANK OF INDIA, RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DIVISION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STAR HOUSE, PLOT C-5, ‘G” BLOCK, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA(EAST), MUMBAI-40005. For the petitioner : M/s. S.P. Mukherjee, Sr.Adv., Shanti Pratap, Advocate. For the Bank : Mr. Shivajee Pandey, Sr. Adv. ----------- 02. 09.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bank of India(hereinafter referred to as the Bank), who prays for time to file counter affidavit, but considering the nature of the order which this Court is proposing to pass in the matter, such prayer is refused. 2. Petitioner appeared in the selection test conducted by the authorities of the Bank for appointment on the post of General Banking Officer in Junior Management Grade/Scale-I in the Bank. Having become successful in the selection process, petitioner was served with offer letter dated 4.6.2010, Anneuxre-6 for appointment, paragraph-1 whereof states that the Bank is pleased to inform the petitioner that he has been selected for the post, subject to his being found medically fit and satisfactory character certificate/verification of antecedents, caste certificate, educational, professional qualification certificates, testimonials, reports from referees and previous employers. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that in compliance of the instructions contained in the offer letter dated 4.6.2010, Annexure-6 petitioner made himself available before the authorities of the Human - 2 - Resources Department of the Bank for his medical examination and after medical examination, was found medically fit. Aforesaid statement has been made in paragraph-15 of the writ petition. It is also submitted that other certificates which were required to be produced by the petitioner before the authorities of the Bank was also produced but it is not known as to why petitioner is not being allowed to join the post. 4. Once petitioner has been selected, as is evident from offer letter dated 4.6.2010, Annexure-6, has been declared medically fit, has also produced the certificates which is required to be produced, the authorities of the Bank are required to allow him to join the post or to indicate reasons as to why he is not being allowed to join the post. Accordingly, I direct the petitioner to appear before Sri G.C. Tiwary General Manager, Human Resources under whose signature offer letter dated 4.6.2010, Anneuxre-6 has been issued to the petitioner, whereafter Sri Tiwary or the person holding the office of the General Manager, Human Resources shall either permit the petitioner to join the post of General Banking Officer in Junior Management Grade/Scale-I or indicate reasons in writing as to why petitioner is not being allowed to join such post. Necessary compliance of this order be reported by the competent authority of the Bank, as early as possible, in any case within two weeks of the appearance of the petitioner before the competent authority of the Bank. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)