1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7773 of 2011 alongwith CWP Nos. 7774, 7775, 7776, 7777, 7778, 7796 7797, 7808, 7822, 7843, 7844 & 7845 of 2011. Decided on: 14.9.2011 1. CWP No. 7773 of 2011. Sunil Kumar versus State of H.P. & others 2. CWP No. 7774 of 2011. Munish Chona versus State of H.P. & others 3. CWP No. 7775 of 2011. Lehar Singh versus State of H.P. & others 4. CWP No. 7776 of 2011. Shivani Sharma versus State of H.P. & others 5. CWP No. 7777 of 2011. Pushpa Kumari versus State of H.P. & others 6. CWP No. 7778 of 2011. Anjana Kumari Vs. State of H.P. & others 7. CWP No. 7796 of 2011. Subhadra Devi & ors. Vs. State of H.P. & others 8. CWP No. 7797 of 2011. Vidya Nand Sharma Vs. State of H.P. & others 9. CWP No. 7808 of 2011. Shamsher Singh & ors. Vs. State of H.P. & anr. 2 10 . CWP No. 7822 of 2011. Bharti Sharma Vs. State of H.P. & others 11. CWP No. 7843 of 2011. Narotam Dutt Vs. State of H.P. & others 12. CWP No. 7844 of 2011. Indu Bala Vs. State of H.P. & others 13. CWP No. 7845 of 2011. Ram Nath Mishra Vs. State of H.P. & others Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : M/s Kulbhushan Khajuria, Daleep Singh Kaith, and V.B. Verma Advocates for the respective petitioners. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents- State. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This issue pertaining to vacation salary to contract teachers is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court 3 rendered in Baldev Singh and others versus State of H.P. and others, CWP No. 415 of 2000, decided on 1st September, 2008 and the judgment has become final. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the respondents to release eligible vacation salary, during the entire service period, 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(s) and a copy of the judgment, referred to above by the petitioner(s). 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. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. September 14, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma) (sck/hl) Judge.