The Supreme Court has held that the employees of a body corporate established by a State Government cannot be treated at par with the employees of the State Government.
A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and PV Sanjay Kumar made this observation while holding that the employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on a par with Government employees. The bench observed that even if the State had established the Board to discharge its obligations under Article 43 of the Constitution of India to promote cottage industries, its employees cannot be treated at par with the State Government employees.