IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 11125 of 2011-C. Decided on: 14th December, 2011. 1. Sneh Lata wife of Sh. Narinder Singh Thakur, resident of village Kuthlahar, Post Office Talara, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P., presently working as Drawing Teacher at Govt. Middle School, Sutrad, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P. 2. Jagdev Singh, son of Sh. Kehar Singh, resident of Village and post office Bhadwar, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P., presently working as a Physical Education Teacher at Govt. Middle School, Fattu Da Bagh, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P. 3. Veena Devi wife of Sh. Kulbhushan Sharma, resident of village and Post Office Mohtali, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, H.P., presently working as Lecturer in English at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Indora, District Kangra, H.P. ….. Petitioners. -Versus- 1. State of H.P. through the Director (Elementary Education) Govt. of H.P., Civil Secretariat, Shimla, H.P. 2. The Deputy Director (Elementary Education), Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P. 3. The Director, Secondary Education, Govt. of H.P. Civil Secretariat, Shimla, H.P. 4. The Deputy Director, Secondary Education, Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P. 5. The Headmaster, Govt. Middle School, Sutrad, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P. 6. The Headmaster, Govt. Middle School, Fattu Da Bagh, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P. 7. The Principal, Govt. Senior Secondary School, Mohtali, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, H.P. 8. The Principal, Govt. Senior Secondary School, Indora, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, H.P. …… Respondents. 2 Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari/Mandamus or such other appropriate writ, order or directions directing the act of respondents as patently illegal, arbitrary, malafide and un constitutional and also violative of the law laid down by this Hon’ble Court in its judicial pronouncements. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners. : Mr. Harish Kumar Verma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): Petitioners No. 1 and 2 are para teachers and petitioner No. 3 is a contract teacher. This issue pertaining to vacation salary to contract/para teachers is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court rendered in Baldev Singh versus State of H.P. & Others, and the judgment has become final. Petitioners No. 1 and 2 are aggrieved since they are not paid the vacation salary and other benefits as are paid to the contract teachers. In the judgment dated 21.10.2010 in CWP No. 2880 of 2010, titled as Dhananjay Saini Vs. State of H.P. and others and connected cases, this Court has held that para teachers are entitled to all the emoluments as are paid to contract teachers, because as per the Government policy, they are to be treated similarly for all purposes. Therefore, writ 3 petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pay the eligible vacation salary, during the entire service period to the petitioners in case the same has not been granted so far in view of the judgment of this Court in Baldev Singh Vs. State of H.P. & others, which has become final, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition and copy of the judgment, referred to above. If the amounts are not disbursed as above, the petitioners will be entitled to interest @ 10% and the officers responsible for the delay shall be personally liable for the same. 2. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti, on usual terms. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. December 14, 2011. (bhupender/kalpana)