CWP (T) No.7841 of 2008 20.05.2009 Present: Mr. R.K. Gautam, Senior Advocate with Mr. Mehar Chand, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General for the respondents. The petitioner is seeking salary for the vacation period. This question has already been decided by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Rattan Lal versus State of Haryana, AIR 1987, SC 478. Consequently, the respondents are directed to release the salary for the vacation period to the petitioner as per the definitive law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court within a period of eight weeks from today. It shall carry interest at the rate of 9% per annum. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. May 20, 2009. (rkv)