THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No :382 of 2005 DATED 31-03-2010 Between: H.Parvathaiah. … PETITIONER And The General Manager, Syndicate Bank, Manipal & 2 others. ... RESPONDENTS ORDER: It appears, petitioner filed W.P.No.7107 of 1979 before this Court and the same was disposed of on 15-04-1986 directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service and further in W.A.No.520 of 1986 and Batch, it was declared that the petitioner belongs to S.T. community and consequently it was directed to pay full back wages and other consequential benefits to the petitioner by an order dated 20-02-1992. Thereafter, on 24-12-2002, the bank authorities permitted the petitioner to appear for the test for promotion to the post of Junior Management Grade Scale-I. 2. According to the petitioner, he was qualified in the written test for being promoted to the post of Junior Management Grade Scale-I. In fact, he was already promoted as such with effect from 11-04-2005. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that he was entitled to be promoted to the said post of the Junior Management Grade Scale-I in the year, 1983, when his juniors were promoted. According to him, since he belongs to S.T. community, if no other qualified S.T. candidate is available he was entitled to be promoted automatically without being qualified in the written test, but the fact remains that the petitioner was not qualified along with his juniors either in 1983 or thereafter. Admittedly, petitioner appeared for the written examination and qualified only in the year 2005. Therefore, he was promoted. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents disputed as to the factual position that the petitioner is entitled for being promoted without being qualified in the written examination since he belongs to S.T. community even from the year 1983 and he was denied to such post continuously. The Writ Petition is in the nature of speculation and imagination and the petitioner, in the absence of any rules or circulars to show that he is entitled for being promoted without being qualified in the written examinations, cannot be countenanced. Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU,J 31st March, 2010. Tsy