1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11567 of 2011-G Decided on: 29.12.2011 1. R.S. Barwal, S/o late Shri Bhagmal, R/o Village Upper Ghanala, Post Office & Tehsil Sandhole, District Mandi, H.P. presently posted as Lecturer Electrical Engineering, Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, District Hamirpur, H.P. 2. Rajesh Sharma, S/o Shri Ramswaroop Sharma, R/o near Hospital Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. 3. Sunil Kumar, S/o Shri Sunka Ram, VPO Barana, Tehsil Sadar, District Bilaspur, H.P. 4. Pankaj Thakur, S/o Shri Mani Ram, Village Banal, P.O. Gharan, Tehsil Sadar, Distt. Mandi, H.P. 5. Swaroop Kumar, S/o Shri Milkhi Ram, VPO Dhaneta, Tehsil Nudhan, District Hamirpur, H.P. 6. Rajiv Verma, S/o Shri Bansi Lal Verma, Village Roso, P.O. Sodhot, Tehsil Sarkaghat, Distt. Mandi, H.P. ....Petitioners Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary (Technical Education) to the Government of H.P. Shimla. 2. Director, Technical Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, H.P. ....Respondents Civil Writ Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 2 Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. Surinder Saklani, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General, Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant 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 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. 3 2. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 29, 2011 (Justice Dev Dasrshan Sud), ( ms/hl) Judge.