IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 8635, 8636, 8639, 8655, 8656, 8665, 8669, 8670, 8677, 8678 and 8681 of 2011 Date of decision: 30.09.2011 1. CWP No. 8635 of 2011 Om Prakash and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. 2. CWP No. 8636 of 2011 Lekha Dhiman and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. 3. CWP No. 8639 of 2011 Punam Sharma and ors. vs. State of H.P. and anr. 4. CWP No. 8655 of 2011 Dharam Pal Dhiman vs. State of H.P. and anr. 5. CWP No. 8656 of 2011 Desh Raj and ors. vs. State of H.P. and anr. 6. CWP No. 8665 of 2011 Naseer Mohammad vs. State of H.P. and anr. 7. CWP No. 8669 of 2011 Raj Kumar vs. State of H.P. and ors. 8. CWP No. 8670 of 2011 Krishan Chand vs. State of H.P. and ors. 9. CWP No. 8677 of 2011 Babu Ram and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. 10. CWP No. 8678 of 2011 Narinder Singh and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. 11. CWP No. 8681 of 2011 Santosh Kumari and ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner(s): M/s. Ashwani Sharma, Neeraj K. Sharma and Vijay Verma, T.S. Chauhan, Avinash Jaryal, Advocates, for the respective petitioners. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG for the State. 2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral): This issue pertaining to vacation salary to contract 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. Therefore, the writ petitions are disposed of directing the respondents to release the due and admissible vacation salary to the petitioners in case the same has not been granted so far, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition and a 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 petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja) September 30, 2011 Judge (BSS/pankaj)