THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA SECOND APPEAL No. 1284 of 2011 Judgment: This second appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 19.04.2011 passed by the IV Additional District Judge, Tirupati, Chittoor District, allowing the appeal in A.S. No. 76 of 2008 filed by the respondent against the judgment and decree dated 24.01.2008 passed by the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Tirupati, Chittoor District, partly allowing the suit O.S. No. 358 of 2005, filed by the appellant for recovery of interest on delayed payment of pension arrears, retirement gratuity and commutation of pension. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondent and perused the judgment under appeal. The appellant joined the service of the respondent-University as Lecturer in the year 1966. He retired from service as Professor on 31.12.1999. The respondent vide Ex.B1- proceedings dated 01.05.1999 informed the appellant that he would retire from service on 31.12.1999 and called upon him to submit No Dues Certificates from eight Departments. The appellant though submitted the pension papers under Ex. B2 before the date of his retirement, furnished the No Dues Certificates between the Period December, 1999 and September, 2002 under Exs. B3 to B10. Admittedly, the appellant submitted the last No Dues Certificate under Ex.B10 on 16.09.2002. Immediately, after submission of the No Dues Certificates, the respondent paid the pension arrears of Rs.4,01,856/- on 24.10.2002, gratuity of Rs.2,50,000/- on 13.11.2002 and commutation of pension of Rs.3,23,086/- on 04.01.2003. The appellant contends that as there was delay in payment of retiral benefits, he is entitled to interest on delayed payments as per Ex. A1- G.O. This contention of the appellant cannot be accepted. Payment of retiral benefits to the appellant is subject to submission of No Dues Certificates. The appellant, as noted supra, did not submit the No Dues Certificates immediately, and he submitted them in installments, and the last No Dues Certificate submitted by him was on 16.09.2002. Immediately, within three months from the said date, the respondent paid gratuity to the appellant. The appellant, as per Ex.A1-G.O., can claim interest on delayed payment of gratuity, if the same is not paid within three months. Therefore, no interest on delayed payment was liable to be paid by the respondent to the appellant. Having considered the same, the Court below found fault with the judgment and decree passed by the trial Court partly decreeing the suit filed by the appellant and directing the respondent to pay interest at the rate of 12% per annum on pension, retirement gratuity, commutation of pension, from 16.09.2002 till the date of payment, and set aside the same by the judgmnet under appeal, and no interference is called for therewith, by this Court in second appeal. This apart, there is no question of law much less substantial question of law involved in the second appeal, warranting interference with the judgment under appeal. There is no merit in the second appeal, and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 16th December, 2011 IBL