$~30 & 31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12329/2019 PAWAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Baniwal, Ms. Manisha and Mr. R.K. Seewal, Advocates.

versus ALLAHABAD BANK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam, Mr.

Aman Gahlot and Mr. Azal Aekram, Advocates.

+ W.P.(C) 7539/2022 PAWAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Baniwal, Ms. Manisha and Mr. R.K. Seewal, Advocates.

versus INDIAN BANK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam, Mr.

Aman Gahlot and Mr. Azal Aekram, Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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1. These writ petitions have been filed by an officer of the erstwhile Allahabad Bank (now merged) challenging his non-promotion from MMG Scale III to SMG Scale IV in successive promotion processes commencing from 2019-20 to 2022-23. The challenge is not to the Promotion Policy as such. The grievance is directed against the merit lists and results for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, on the allegation that the interviews were conducted in an arbitrary manner to exclude the Petitioner and to favour certain other officers.

2. Since the pleadings disclose substantially common grounds and the contro