Bihar State Govt.Sec.Scl.Teachers ... vs Ashok Kumar Sinha & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed contempt proceedings stemming from its earlier judgment dated 23.11.2012, which upheld the merger of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service (BSES) with the Bihar Education Service (BES) and quashed the State Government's notification withdrawing benefits of the merger. The Court emphasized the principle of res judicata, stating that the High Court had no authority to revisit the merger issue after the Supreme Court's definitive ruling. The Court directed the State Government to comply with its earlier order, reinforcing the binding nature of its judgments under Article 141 of the Constitution.