T. Sathiadev, J.

1. In C.M.P. No. 2618 of 1983, petitioner prays for condonation of the delay of 128 days in the filing of the revision petition against an order passed by the Appellate Authority constituted under Tamil Act XVIII of 1960.

2. C.M.P. No. 2619 of 1983 is for grant of stay of the proceedings in E.P. No. 144 of 1983 and any other proceedings in H.R.C. No. 3251 of 1974 pending disposal of petition filed in C.M.P. No. 2618 of 1983.

3. Petitioner would state that he could not prefer the revision petition within the time-limit as prescribed under Section 25 (2) of Act XVIII of 1960, due to illness for four months.

4. Respondent herein submits that in view of the special period provided under Section 25 (2) and as Section 5 of Limitation Act, will have no application and the affidavit filed in support of the petition being devoid of any particulars about illness and no proof having been adduced about the truth of the claim that petitioner was ill for four months, this petition deserves to be dismissed.

5. Mr. Govind Swaminathan, learned Counsel for petitioner, submits that when there is no express exclusion of the applicability of the provisions of the Limitation Act, in Act