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WP.(MD)No.3958 of 2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED : 27.02.2026

CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

WP.(MD)No.3958 of 2026

A.Alagarsamy ... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Registrar of Co-operative Societies

170 Periyar EVR High Road

Kilpauk

Chennai - 10.

2.The Administrator

Virudhunagar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited

No.104/1 Madurai Road

Virudhunagar - 1.

3.R.Velvizhi

4.R.Sundareswari

5.P.Karnan ... Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first

and second respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of

Assistant Manager from the actual eligible date in par with other

eligible candidates of 2010 batch, as per the seniority list dated

23.10.2025, whom were already promoted to the post of Assistant

Managers, with all monetary benefits from that actual date

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.Ravichandran

For R1 : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh,

Additional Government Pleader

For R2 : Mr.D.Shanmuga Raja Sethupathy

ORDER

The petitioner is working as Assistant in the second respondent

Bank. He ought to have been promoted as Assistant Manager.

However, without promoting this petitioner, the respondents 3 to 5

have been promoted as Assistant Manager. Aggrieved by the same,

the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that

the petitioner ought to have been promoted as per the dictum laid

down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bimlesh Tanwar Vs. State of

Haryana and others reported in (2003) 5 SCC 604. However, without

considering the direction issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the

respondent Bank has erroneously given promotion to the respondents

3 to 5. According to him, the second respondent Bank has revised the

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seniority and placed the petitioner in rank No.13 and the respondents

3 to 5 in rank Nos.24, 25 & 26. Though the seniority list has been

revised, it has not been effected and the petitioner has not been

promoted.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the respondent Bank

submits that the promotion has been effected based on the roster

system. However, he admits that the petitioner is entitled for

promotion as per the dictum laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

in Bimlesh Tanwar Vs. State of Haryana and others reported in (2003) 5

SCC 604. Further, he points out that the third respondent, who has

already been promoted, has not been served with a notice in this writ

petition.

4.Considering the relief sought for in this writ petition, notice to

the private respondent is dispensed with. The respondent Bank is

bound by the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court sited supra. In the

event, if the promotion has been provided to the private respondents

as against the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, that

needs to be revised by the respondent Bank, after providing sufficient

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opportunity to the private respondents. However, the respondent

Bank shall revise the seniority list and effect the same,within a period

of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order

as to costs.

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NCC : Yes/No

Index : Yes/No

Internet:Yes

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To

1.The Registrar of Co-operative Societies

170 Periyar EVR High Road

Kilpauk

Chennai - 10.

2.The Administrator

Virudhunagar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited

No.104/1 Madurai Road

Virudhunagar - 1.

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