IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14380 of 2010 1. Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank S.C./ S.T. Employees Welfare Council, Goushala Chowk, Ram Bagh Road, P.O. Ramna, P.S. Mithanpura, District Muzaffarpur through its Assistant General Secretary, Shri, Sanjeev Kumar S/o Late Jaglal Ram, resident of At +P.O.- Kuttubpur, Saidpur, P.S. Bidupur District Vaishali 2. Sanjeev Kumar S/o Late Jaglal Ram, resident of At +P.O.- Kuttubpur, Saidpur, P.S. Bidupur District Vaishali 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 For the Petitioners :Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, Advocate For the Bank :Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Advocate 02/ 06.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank (hereinafter referred to as the Bank). 2. Petitioner is the Association of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees of the Bank. The Association has filed the writ application praying, inter alia, to direct the authorities of the Bank to consider their representation dated - 2 - 23.3.2010, Anneure-17 filed in compliance of the earlier orders of this Court dated 15.3.2010, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3306 of 2010, whereunder this Court disposed of C.W.J.C. No. 3306 of 2010 in the same terms which is contained in order dated 4.3.2010, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2155 of 2010, Annexure-15. Perusal whereof indicates that thereunder this Court directed the Bank to dispose of the representation of the petitioner highlighting the grievance highlighted in the writ application within a reasonable time. In compliance of the said order the petitioner filed the representation dated 23.3.2010, Annexure-17. About six months time has already passed, but the Management of the Bank has not been able to take a decision in the light of the request contained in the representation. Perusal of the representation indicates that thereunder, petitioner-association has requested the authorities to grant the members of the Association the accelerated promotion in the next grade in the light of the Constitutional Scheme contained in Articles 16 (4A) and (4B) of the Constitution of India, in the light whereof Promotion Rules 1998 providing for accelerated promotion in Rule 12 have already been framed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that - 3 - reasonable time granted under the earlier orders of this Court having already expired, this Court should pass mandatory direction for disposal of the representation dated 23.3.2010, Annexure-17 within one month. 4. Counsel for the Bank, however, requested for further time as while granting promotion in the next scale the Bank is required to consider the service record of the employees which is likely to take some time. 5. Having appreciated the concern of the petitioner- Association as also of the Management of the Bank, I am of the view that reasonable time since the filing of the representation has already passed, as such, the Bank authorities are required to expedite the consideration of the case of the members of the petitioner- Association for promotion in the next grade in the light of Rule 12 of the Promotion Rules 1998 and other circulars applicable in the matter, as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.) - 4 -