IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 11279 of 2011-H Date of Decision 19th December, 2011 ________________________________________________________ 1. Manoj Dogra, son of Sh. Ish Pal Dogra, resident of 104, Ward No. 5, N.A.C. Mehatpur-Basdehra, VPO Basdehta, Distt. Una H.P. presently posted as TGT N/M Govt. Middle School, Dahar, U/C GSSS Jarwa Juneli Tehsil Shillai, Distt. Sirmour HP 2. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, s/o Sh. Jagdish Ram Chaudhary, R/o village Sarda, P.O. Arnwai, Tehsil Amb, Distt. Una H.P. presently posted as TGT N/M Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Sakri (Dehra), Distt. Kangra HP. 3. Sarabjit Kaur, d/o Sh. Gurdas Singh, r/o VPO Mairai Tehsil Amb, Distt. Una H.P. presently working as TGT Arts Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Thathal, Distt. Una H.P. 4. Virender Kumar son of Sh. Rattan Chand, R/o VPO Kinnu Tehsil Amb, Distt. Una H.P. presently working as TGT Arts Govt. Sr. Sec. School Saloi Tehsil Amb, Distt. Una HP. ….Petitioners. Versus. 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary Higher Education to the Govt. of H.P. 2. The Director of Elementary Education, Shimla. ….Respondents. Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondents to release the salaries of vacation and for any appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents. _______________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, J. ________________________________________________________________ 2 For the Petitioners: Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass, Sood, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. __________________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (oral) The petitioners are the para-teachers. They are aggrieved since they are not paid the vacation salary and other benefits as are paid to the contract teachers. In the judgment dated 21.10.2010, in CWP No. 2880 of 2010 titled as Dhananjay Saini Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. and connected cases, this Court has held that para teachers are entitled to all the emoluments as are paid to contract teachers, because as per the Government policy, they are to be treated similarly for all purposes. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pay the eligible vacation salary, during the entire service period, to the petitioners in case the same has not been granted so far in view of the judgment of this Court in Baldev Singh versus State of H.P., 2009 (1) HLJ 29, on production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition and copy of the judgments, referred to above. 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 writ petition is disposed of, so also pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. December 19, 2011 (Dev Darshan Sud), ms Judge