IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 6328 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 9, 2011 Lakesh Kumar and others … Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and ors. … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Naveen K. Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R. K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for the respondents-State. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents to release the vacation salary and further direct the respondents to pay the arrears of annual increments as allowed to the contract teachers and also the directions be issued to the respondents to release the arrears accruing to the present petitioners as per Annexure P-1 i.e. w.e.f. 07th April, 2007.” 2. The petitioners were appointed as Para Teachers. It is submitted that the issue is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by the decision of this Court rendered in CWP No. 2880 of 2010 dated 21.10.2010 titled as Dhananjay Saini vs. State of H.P. If that be so, 2 similar treatment shall also be extended to the petitioners herein also, as extended to the petitioner in the above decision, in case the petitioners are also similarly situated, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment and the copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioner. 3. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. August 9, 2011 (PK/hl)