IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP (T) 14435 of 2008 Decided on October 13, 2011. Rita Thakur & Others …Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Others …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Asstt. AG. Surjit Singh, Judge (oral) Petitioners, who are contract teachers, are aggrieved by orders, Annexures A-1 to A-6, whereby recoveries from their salary have been ordered, on account of alleged wrong payment of salary, for vacation period. Petitioners filed Original Application before the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal, seeking quashing of the aforesaid orders, alleging that like regular teachers, they were also entitled to salary during vacation period. On abolition of the said Tribunal, matter has come to this Court and registered as CWP (T) 14435/2008. 2. Respondents, in their reply, have stated that contract teachers are not entitled to salary during vacation, Whet her report ers of t he l ocal papers may be al l owed t o see t he j udgment ? - 2 - as per Annexure A-7 and that they were wrongly paid the salary during vacation, as mentioned in Annexures A-1 to A- 6 and, therefore, aforesaid orders Annexures A-1 to A-6, for effecting recovery, have been issued. 3. A Division Bench of this Court, while dealing with this controversy in Baldev Singh & others v. State of H.P. & others, Latest HLJ 2009 (HP) 293, has held that ad hoc and contract teachers are entitled to salary during vacation, in the same manner, as the regular teachers. 4. In view of the aforesaid judgment, writ petition is allowed and impugned orders, Annexures A-1 to A-6, are quashed. Disposed of. October 13, 2011(PC) (Surjit Singh ), J.