JUDGMENT :- It is rather unfortunate that the Recruitment Boards have adopted wholly unconstitutional procedure in selecting candidates for candidates for the Sate Bank of India [SBI, for short] and other nationalised Banks in Eastern Region of India. On April, 19,1982, a requisition was given by the SBI for recruitment of 960 vacancies. Equally, other nationalised Banks pooled together and had given requisition for recruitment of 1713 vacancies.

2. It would be clear that in 1983, while making Recruitment Board for the SBI prepared a select list in excess of the requirement notified by the respective Banks i.e., 3100 candidates were put in the select list to be appointed by the State Bank of India. Equally, since vacancies had arisen to the extent of 6700, combined examination Board for the national Banks made a mess in the recruitment of the candidates in excess of the notified vacancies.

3. It would also appear that with a view to clear the mess created by Recruitment Boards, a high power Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Banking Division. The high- power Committee had gone into the question and recommended that instead of calling fresh applications for the va