In Brief
The State of Bihar appealed against orders granting financial benefits to a junior employee while denying them to a senior colleague in identical circumstances. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that such differential treatment was inequitable. The Court directed immediate disbursement of amounts held in its Registry along with accrued interest. It further clarified that any future delay in disbursing entitled benefits would attract interest at 12% per annum and render the responsible officer personally liable. The judgment was confined to its specific facts and not treated as a precedent.
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