Supreme Court upholds reservations in promotion: Bank job  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected a plea of the (Central Government and the Syndicate Bank on reservation at posts in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Division Bench, consisting of Justice Kashiwa and Justice Agarwal had said last August that the officers were eligible for reservation in promotions by selection method to the highest levels. The Bank and the Union Bank of India had said in their review petitions that reservation in promotion for selection in higher grades was not permitted under the Government’s reservation policy. The court rejected the plea to review its judgment of last August and dismissed the review petitions. The court asked the bank to implement its judgment dated August 10, 1990 with effect from April 1 this year (Deccan Herald — April 5.)