for the defence service rendered by ex-servicemen would be frustrated. All the three aforementioned circular and/or orders make it clear that weightage for the defence services rendered by an exserviceman has to be given at the rate of 5:1, i.e. for every completed five years of service in defence force, they will be given weightage of one year. Since the appellant in this case has completed 11 years of defence service, he was entitled to seniority of 2 years and since 12.50 marks were admissible for every completed year of service, the appellant was entitled to additional 25 marks for the aforesaid 2 years of weightage of service in defence force as per the Government of India Circular dated 13.08.1986 read with Clause 12.2 of Promotion Policy (Amendment) Settlement, 1988. As per own showing of the respondent-Bank, the appellant secured 332.25 marks and if 25 marks for weightage towards the service rendered by the appellant with the armed forces is added thereto, the total would come to 357.25 marks and thus, he would be successful candidate being secured more marks than the last selected candidate, i.e. 342.05.
