211 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 20.02.2025 UCO Bank …Appellant Vs.

Hardayal Sidhu and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA Present: Mr. V.K. Kataria, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. P.S. Bajwa, Advocate for the respondents.

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SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J. (Oral)

1. Heard learned counsel at length for the respective parties.

2. The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge dated 28.08.2017, whereby it allowed the writ petition preferred by the writ petitioner in the year 1998, challenging the promotion granted to the respondents.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant-bank submits that the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge is against the law and facts and contrary to the settled principles of statutory interpretation as well as the Promotion Policy Settlement for Workman Staff and is, therefore, unsustainable in the eyes of law.

4. The Promotion Policy Settlement was arrived at between the recognized unions and the management of the bank, which came into force in

1988 and officers were to be promoted from clerical cadre un