IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 3027 of 2010 Date of Decision: 31.10.2011. Veena Devi …Petitioner. Versus. State of H.P. and others … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting? No. For the Petitioner: Mr. Varun Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vivek Singh Thakur, Addl. A.G. Deepak Gupta, J(Oral): 1. Shri Varun Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioner states that though a number of reliefs have been claimed for but he is only pressing relief No.(d) i.e. a direction to the respondents to release the salary of the petitioner for the summer and winter vacations. 2. This matter is squarely covered by a Division Bench Judgement of this Court in CWP No. 415 of 2000 titled as Baldev Singh and others vs. State of H.P. and others decided on 1.09.2008. The petitioner is a contract teacher and has now been regularized. In view of the judgement cited above the petitioner is entitled to the relief of grant of salary for the vacation period. Therefore, the writ petition 2 is allowed to the limited extent that the petitioner shall be entitled to vacation salary for the period she worked on contract basis. The monetary benefits due and payable to the petitioner shall be paid latest by 31st March, 2012 failing which the State shall be liable to pay interest @ 9% per annum from the date when the amount fell due. The petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. 31st October, 2011. ( Deepak Gupta ) ™ Judge.