ORDER :

1. The matters come up on applications filed by the petitioners for disposal of the present writ petitions.

2. With the consent of the parties, the applications are allowed and the petitions are finally heard.

3. These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners aggrieved against judgments passed by Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Tribunal, Jaipur (‘the Tribunal’) dated 23.4.2015 (in CWP No.7419/2020), 8.2.2016 (in CWP No.8004/2020), 14.2.2017 (in CWP No. 11066/2019), 10.3.2017 (in CWP No. 12397/2020), 10.3.2017 (in CWP No. 8002/2020), 23.4.2015 (in CWP No. 8320/2020), 26.2.2019 (in CWP No.9655/2019), 13.3.2019 (in CWP No.9763/2019), 13.3.2019 (in CWP No.9563/2019), 18.3.2019 (in CWP No.9759/2019), 18.3.2019 (in CWP No. 9651/2019), 18.3.2019 (in CWP No. 9555/2019), 18.3.2019 (in CWP No.9552/2019) and 26.9.2019 (in CWP No.8001/2020) and in four cases the proceedings initiated by the respondents-teachers/employees seeking execution of the judgments passed by the Tribunal before the Civil Court also.

4. The respondents-teachers/employees approached the Tribunal for due amount of gratuity, leave encashment and payment pertaining to the arrears of pay based on revision of pay scales.

5. The Tribunal by its various orders, ordered for payment of the amount due to the teachers/employees. While accepting the applications, the directions in following nature were given-

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6. The present petitions have been filed by the petitioner institution seeking to question the direction of the Tribunal in ordering for payment of amount of interest on the due amount and/or the execution proceedings initiated by the judgment holders before the Executing Court for recovery of the amount of interest from the petitioner institution.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioners made submissions that issue raised by the petitioners regarding its responsibility to make payment of interest is concluded by judgment in Managing Committee, Rajasthan Mahila Parishad and Anr. Vs. Mohan Giri Goswami & Ors. : SBCWP No. 1958/2016 decided on 9.11.2016, wherein this Court came to the conclusion that, insofar as, the direction to pay interest on the amount of gratuity was concerned, the petitioner institution were liable, however, for rest of the interest, the petitioner institution were not liable for payment.

8. Against the above judgment dated 9.11.2016, the respondent approached Division Bench and Division Bench in Mohan Giri Goswami Vs. Managing Committee, Rajasthan Mahila Parishad : D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 178/2017 decided on 13.3.2018, upheld the order passed by the Single Judge and, therefore, as the issue raised is squarely covered by order in the case of Mohan Giri Goswami (supra), the petitions deserve to be allowed and the order passed by the Tribunal to the extent of direction to pay interest on the amount other than the amount of gratuity, deserves to be set aside and the execution applications pending before the Executing Court in this regard deserve to be dismissed to the said extent. Further submissions were made that the liability to pay interest, if any, is that of the State and the Tribunal was not justified in exonerating the State, who was solely responsible for the delay, in this regard.

9. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents -teachers/em