Bihar State Ardh Sarkari Arajpati Karamchari Maha Sangh v. State of Bihar 2026 INSC 607 - Bihar State Corporations - Employees Service Matter

Summary: This case is about long‑pending non‑payment of salaries, retiral dues and other emoluments to employees of five Bihar State corporations after the bifurcation of Bihar and creation of Jharkhand. The Supreme Court had constituted a Committee headed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari (Retd.) to examine liability apportionment, employee identification, entitlement to pay revisions, daily‑wage dues, provident fund, compensation and interest. The Committee’s final report records that most employees have been identified and paid, while certain core entitlement issues remain disputed. The Court substantially accepts the Committee’s recommendations on apportionment of inter‑State liability, limits on pay‑revision claims and a structured EPF‑payment mechanism. Residual questions on daily‑wage and other compensation, remaining claimants, and interest on delayed dues are kept open for further adjudication.