IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 10574 of 2011-H Decided on 7.12.2011 _________________________________________________________ Ms. Neelam Rana D/o Shri Ram Singh resident of village of Narayan Bag P.O. Chhatri Tehsil Thunag Distt. Mandi, H.P., presently working as Lecturer in Hindi in Government Senior Secondary School Birla Distt. Sirmour, H.P. ...Petitioner Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. 2. Director of Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 3. Principal, Govt. Senior Secondary School Koti Bounch Tehsil Shillai Distt. Sirmour, H.P. ...Respondents. Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction to respondents in the facts and circumstances of the case mentioned hereinafter. _________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. ________________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, 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. _________________________________________________________ -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 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, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release eligible vacation salary, during the entire service period, to the petitioner in case the same has not been granted so far, within a period of three 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 by the petitioner. If the amounts are not disbursed as above, the petitioner will be entitled to interest @ 10% and the officers responsible for the delay shall be personally liable for the same. 2. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice Rajiv Sharma) Judge. December 7, 2011 (Kalpana)