IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 6204 of 2011 alongwith connected matters. Date of decision: August 4, 2011 1. CWP No. 6204 of 2011 Jaswant Singh Vs. State of H.P. and others 2. CWP No. 6205 of 2011 Chander Shekhar Sharma Vs. State of H.P. and others 3. CWP No. 6206 of 2011 Bhupender Singh Vs. State of H.P. and others 4. CWP No. 6207 of 2011 Tara Singh Vs. State of H.P. and others 5. CWP No. 6208 of 2011 Seema Kumari Vs. State of H.P. and others 6. CWP No. 6209 of 2011 Vivek Vasudev Vs. State of H.P. and others Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This issue pertaining to the vacation salary to contract teachers is squarely covered by the judgment of this 2 Court rendered in CWP No.415 of 2000, titled as Baldev Singh and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others and the judgment has become final. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the respondents to release the due and admissible 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 the copy of the judgment, referred to above by the petitioner concerned. If the amounts are not disbursed as above, the petitioners will be entitled to interest @ 10% and the officer(s) responsible for the delay shall be personally liable for the same. 3. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice August 4, 2011 (K) ( Justice Rajiv Sharma ), Judge