UNION BANK OF INDIA . vs ALL INDIA U.B.O.I.OFFICER'S FEDN.. — C.A. No. 57/1997

Case Summary: Union Bank of India v. All India U.B.O.I. Officer's Federation Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Union Bank's appeal on April 11, 2001, setting aside the Calcutta High Court's judgment that had granted promotions to bank employees. The Court held that promotions under the bank's policy (both pre-1979 and post-1980) were based on state-level or zone-level seniority, not countrywide seniority, making the employees' claims unfounded. Key Finding: The Court rejected the argument that employees should receive promotions merely because similar employees in Andhra Pradesh had obtained relief through another High Court judgment. The Court emphasized that no promotion policy departure by the employer had been demonstrated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.