IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 6317 to 6324, 6327 and 6330 of 2011. Date of Decision : August 9, 2011 1. CWP No. 6317 of 2011 Satish Kumar versus State of H.P. and others. 2. CWP No. 6318 of 2011 Usha Devi versus State of H.P. and others. 3. CWP No. 6319 of 2011 Kailash Chander versus State of H.P. and others. 4. CWP No. 6320 of 2011 Ravinder Dutt Sharma versus State of H.P. and others. 5. CWP No. 6321 of 2011 Poonam Guleria versus State of H.P. and others. 6. CWP No. 6322 of 2011 Ravinder Singh Rathore versus State of H.P. and others. 7. CWP No. 6323 of 2011 Fakir Chand Machchan versus State of H.P. and others. 8. CWP No. 6324 of 2011 Thakur Sain versus State of H.P. and others. 9. CWP No. 6327 of 2011 Chander Kant and ors. versus State of H.P. and others. 10. CWP No. 6330 of 2011 Anita Kumari and anr. versus State of H.P. and others. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner(s): Mr. Davinder Chauhan Jaita, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in CWP Nos. 6317 to 6324 of 2011. Mr. V. B. Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWP No. 6327 of 2011. Mr. Vijay Bhatia, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWP No. 6330 of 2011. 2 For the respondents: Mr. R. K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for the respondents-State. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This issue pertaining to vacation salary to contract teachers is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court rendered in Baldev Singh versus State of H.P. & 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 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 alongwith a copy of the Writ Petition(s) and a copy of the judgment, 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. With the above observations, the writ petitions stand disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. August 9, 2011 (PK/hl)