marks at the written test and 22 at the interview totaling 259
marks and thus, he was four marks above the minimum bench
mark ... minimum qualifying marks for interview. The maximum marks
for interview was 60 and qualifying marks in interview for
General / OBC candidates was fixed
other two areas i.e. P.A.R.
and Interview, minimum bench mark could not be fixed in the
said 1998 Rules ... that the Bank fixed 40% marks ( 4 out of 10) as
minimum marks for PAR and 40% for the interview
knowing it well that whoever will fail in securing the
minimum marks in the interview will not get the
promotion and that situation ... process of promotion because of their getting less
marks in interview than prescribed minimum marks. In
that situation, the respondents would not have
challenged
that trade test should consist of 20 marks
instead of 50 marks. The trade test for 30 marks
should not have been made applicable ... procedure of
selection. Further the respondents have
fixed minimum and maximum marks
equality in trade test / interview as 30 & 20
respectively and declared
also prescribe
the minimum marks, as stated above. But if the Selection
Committee wants to prescribe minimum marks for
interview, it should do so before ... been prescribed wherein minimum
marks for written examination had been envisaged but there were no
minimum marks envisaged for interview and after the selection process
shall be summoned by
them for an interview. The Commission shall award
marks to each candidate interviewed by them, having
regard to their character, personality ... Personality and viva-voce Examination:-
(i) Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying
marks in the written test of the Main Examination as
may be fixed
that the break-up
marks allocated to interview was 50 marks, service profile 40 marks
and length of service 10 marks and evidently the service ... also prescribe the minimum marks, as stated above. But if
the Selection Committee wants to prescribe minimum marks
for interview, it should do so before
said petition before this Court was to fixing of minimum standard of total
marks for interview/viva voce in Rule 8, inter alia
minimum benchmark of the candidates and all such
candidates who had achieved this minimum benchmark i.e.. 60% marks,
based on appraisal and interview, they ... marks were fixed for the entire promotion exercise and the distribution
of the same was 40 marks for interview and 60 marks for appraisal
attain the minimum
qualifying marks; which was 36 marks in his category. The petitioner, in
effect, required 60% marks to qualify the interview. The petitioner ... While 4 out of 5 interviewers, allocated marks in
the range of 36 to 38, one interviewer, allocated 30 marks to the
petitioner
