IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 11644 of 2011-E Date of Decision 28th December, 2011 ________________________________________________________ 1. Sh. Rajnish Kumar son of Sh. Ram Singh,Vill. Tamehar, P.O. Swar, Tehsil Baijnath, District Kangra, H. P. 2. Sh. Neeraj Kumar sonof Shri Badri Nath, resident of Village Jhanether and P. O. Nayagran, Tehsil Bharmour, District Mandi, H. P. 3. Sh. Sanjay Singh son of Shri Ashok Kumar, Village and Post Office Boda, Tehsil Palampur, District Kangra, H. P. 4. Sh. Rajesh Kumar son of Shri Subhash Chand village Tamehar, Village Swar, Tehsil Baijnath, District Kangra, H. P. 5. Sh. Pawan Kumar son of late Sh. Pratap Singh, Village Tamehar, PO Dharmshala, District Kangra, H. P. 6. Sh. Anil Kumar son of Shri Rattan Chand, village Ashram Garola, PO Garola, Tehsil Bharmour, District Chamba, H. P. 7. Sh. Chaman Lal son of Sh. Mate Ram resident of Village and Post Office Phatahar, Tehsil Baijnath, District Kangra, H. P. 8. Sh. Sunil Kumar son of Shri Dhuj Ram, Village Tamehar, Post Office Kushmal, Tehsil Palampur, District Kangra, H. P. ….Petitioners. Versus. 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through its Secretary (Education) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-171002 (H.P.) 2. The Principal Secretary (Finance), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. 3. The Director (Elementary Education), Himachal Pradesh Shimla. ….Respondents. Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. _______________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. ________________________________________________________________ 2 For the Petitioner: Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General and Mr. Ankush Dass, Sood, Addl. Advocate General. __________________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (oral) This issue pertaining to vacation salary to contract teachers is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court Baldev Singh & 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 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, by the petitioner. 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 pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. December 28, 2011 (Justice Dev Darshan Sud), (R/Jai) Judge