i work in a nationalised bank as deputy manager. i was posted at head office of the bank and was transferred to a rural branch as 3 yrs rural posting is mandatory. as per bank's circulars from 2004 onwards, bank has stated that "the facility of leased accomodation at a place of choice is available to officers in JMGS I to TEGS - VI", with a condition that the officer has to arrange his/her accomodation at their place of posting As a lady, i could not obtain an independent accommodation at my place of posting due to safety and security issues. My husband works in Mumbai and had a single accommodation there. Bank has also provided us with furniture which i am not supposed to sell. so naturally, we decided to shift our accommodation to Mumbai. i applied for "anywhere quarters" in Mumbai in July 2012. for which our regional office sought reasons for opting for Mumbai. i replied to it on 11 Aug 2012. Then there was no reply from the bank until i sent a mail to regional office on 19-01-2013 as a reminder and with further clarifications on "reasons". The Regional head(AGM) was unwilling to make any decision on the matter. but as i had sent the mail, he had no option but to make a decision. he visited the branch on 28-01-13 and told me that "bank has not taken your request favourably and thats why there was no reply. i want to see you in my chair or DGM's chair. then only you will know the concerns of the bank. i am telling you this, as a friend, because you have sent a mail directly to me". the hidden agenda behind the visit was to make me understand the benefits of being in good books. but i told him that i want a reply anyway. subsequently i received a letter from AGMs office stating that my request for anywhere quarters has been decilined for the reason that "since the officer has not stated any specific reasons for availing leased accomodation in Mumbai, the appropriate authority has declined the request of the officer" astonishingly, the reference of the letter was my previous letters in which i had stated the reasons elaborately. clearly they could not find a better reason to reject my application for family accomodation in mumbai. my family consists of me, husband and 3 year old daughter.
i am having copies of all circulars issued by bank from time to time and there is no adverse condition to decline my request. Please help.
