1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11570 of 2011-G Decided on: 29.12.2011 Bhupender Pal, S/o Sh. Rameshwar, R/o Village Kot, P.O. Baggi, Tehsil Sadar, District Mandi, H.P., presently working as TGT (Arts) at Government Senior Secondary School Khaneolbagra, Tehsil Karsog, Distt. Mandi, H.P. ....Petitioner Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary (Education), to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. 2. The Director of Elementary Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 3. Principal, Government Senior Secondary School Khaneolbagra, Tehsil Karsog, Distt. Mandi, H.P. ....Respondents Civil Writ Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Mohan Sharma, 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. 2 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 petitioner 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 petitioner. If the amounts are not disbursed, as above, the petitioner will be entitled to interest @ 10% and the officers responsible for the delay shall be personally liable for the same. 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.