IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 11021 of 2011-C Date of Decision 13th December, 2011 ________________________________________________________ 1. Pushpa Sharma, w/o Sh. N.D. Sharma, r/o near Taj Mahal Sweet Shop Chaugan Street VPO Purana Bazar, Tehsil Sunder Nagar-I, Distt. Mandi H.P. presently working as a JBT Govt. Primary School, Dhar-1 Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP. 2. Anjali Sen, wife of Sh. Janak Raj Sen, r/o village Banaik, PO Bhojpur, Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP presently working as JBT Govt. Primary School, Kharota, Distt. Mandi. 3. Kala Devi, wife of Sh. Ram Dass Koundal, R/o Dehri near Mahamaya Temple, PO Chitrokhart, Sunder Nagar-1, Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP presently working as JBT GPS Barto, Sunder Nagar-1, Distt. Mandi H.P. 4. Hem Raj Gupta, son of Sh. Jaisingh Gupta, resident of Binding House Sunder-Nagar, Tehsil Sunder Nagar Distt. Mandi H.P. presently working as JBT Govt. Primary School Panyas Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP 5. Hans Raj, son of Sh. Prabh Sharma, R/o Handeti, VPO Purana Bazar, Tehsil Sunder Nagar Distt. Mandi H.P. presently working as JBT Govt. Primary School Bnaik Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi H.P. 6. Girja Pathania, d/o late Sh. Basant Singh sen, R/o village Naya Bazaar, PO Colony Town ship Naya Bazaar Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP presently working as TGT Arts Govt. Girls Sr. Secondary School, Sunder Nagar Tehsil Sunder Nagar, Distt. Mandi HP. 7. Sunita Kumari, w/o Sh. Naveen Kumar r/o village Purana Bazaar, P.O. Colony Town Ship Sunder Nagar House No. 129/11, Distt. Mandi HP presently working as TGT Arts Govt. High School, Kalahod, Distt. Mandi HP. ….Petitioners. 2 Versus. 1. State of H.P. through Secretary Higher Education to the Government of H.P. 2. The Director of Elementary Education Shimla HP. ….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. _______________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, J. ________________________________________________________________ For the Petitioners: Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy 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 3 a copy of the writ petition and a copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioners. 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 13, 2011 (Dev Darshan Sud), ms Judge