IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 10279 of 2011-H & connected matters. Decided on: December 6, 2011. 1. CWP No. 10279 of 2011-H. Rajinder Kumar. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 2. CWP No. 10322 of 2011-C. Pushpa Devi. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 3. CWP No. 10324 of 2011-C. Ashok Kumar. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 4. CWP No. 10326 of 2011-C. Joginder Singh. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 5. CWP No. 10327 of 2011-I. Prem Singh. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 6. CWP No. 10329 of 2011-C. Tilak Raj. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 7. CWP No. 10371 of 2011-H. Poonam Sharma & ors. Vrs. State of H.P. & anr. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. For the petitioners: M/S Raj Kumar Negi, Ashok Chaudhary & Pankaj Sharma, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 CWP No. 415 of 2000, titled as 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, 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 the copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the Writ Petition(s) and the copy of the judgment, referred to above. If the amounts are not disbursed as above, the petitioners will 2 be entitled to interest @ 10% and the officers responsible for the delay shall be personally liable for the same. 2. The Writ Petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 6, 2011, ( Justice Dev Darshan Sud), (karan/vs) Judge.