IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2962 of 2011 Decided on: 12th May, 2011. Seema Sharma. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and others. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Dhiman, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, DAG. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(A) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order, direction directing the respondent to pay the salary for the vacation period from 6.5.1996 to 31 Dec. 2007 to the petitioner for which the persons appointed on contract basis have been held entitled.” 2. The petitioner was appointed as a Para Teacher. It is submitted that the issue is squarely covered in favour of the petitioner 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, similar treatment shall also be extended to the petitioner herein also, as extended to the petitioner in the above decision, in case the petitioner is also 2 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. 2. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 12th May, 2011. (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr) Judge. 3