CWP No. 6536 of 2011-G 16.11.2011 Present: Mr. Surender Thakur, Advocate, vice Mr. P. P. Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Dy. Advocate General with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents. Petitioner presses only relief clause (C) which is reproduced as under:- “(c) to issue a writ of mandamus, appropriate writ, order or direction in nature thereof, directing the respondent department to grant salary and other allowances to the petitioner for the vacation periods alongwith arrears thereof and interest thereon @ 18% per annum” 2. The question of payment of vacation salary for the period for which petitioner/similarly situated persons have worked on contract basis is now squarely covered by a decision rendered by this Court in Baldev Singh and others versus State of H.P. & Others, CWP No. 415 of 2000 and also other connected matters. The petition is consequently disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to release the vacation salary to the petitioner in case the same has not been paid so far. 3. Petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. November 16, 2011 (PK)