IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 8946 of 2011 Date of Decision : 15.10.2011. Jagtar Singh ……Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & anr. …..Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Dheeraj Kumar, Advocate vice Mr. Sanjeev. K. Suri, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R. K Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G with Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A. G. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner has made two prayers – (i) vacation salary; and (ii) revision of pay scale in the minimum of revised pay scale. 2. As far as the vacation salary is concerned, the issue is covered in favour of the petitioner by the decision of this Court in CWP No. 415 of 2000 titled as Baldev Singh versus State of H.P. & Others, which has attained finality. Therefore, eligible vacation salary, for the period the petitioner worked, shall be disbursed within three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, failing which the petitioner will be entitled to interest @ 10% from the date of this judgment and the Officers responsible for the same shall be personally liable for the same. 3. As far as the entitlement to the minimum of the revised pay scale in the case of contract employees is concerned, the learned Deputy 2 Advocate General submits that the matter is now pending before this Court in LPA No. 5 of 2011. Therefore, it is made clear that the case of the petitioner shall be examined in light of the judgment in LPA No. 5 of 2011 subject to its finality and benefits, if any, flowing therefrom, in principle, shall be extended to the petitioner herein also within another two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment and a copy of the judgment in LPA No. 5 of 2011 before the competent authority/ among the respondents for implementation. 4. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. October 15, 2011 (rana/pankaj)