S. Ganesan, J.

1. This revision petition is directed against the order of the Court of the District Munsif of Tiruthuraipundi made on 27 th September, 1967 in an unfiled Small Cause Suit, laid on a promissory note bearing the date 27th Adi, Krodhi year (corresponding to the English date nth August, 1964). Applying the provisions of Section 24 of the Limitation Act and accordingly adopting the Gregorian calendar for computing the period of limitation, nth August, 1967 being a working day, the District Munsif rejected the suit filed on 14th August, 1967 as barred by time. 12th and 13th of August, 1967 were admittedly holidays.

2. In paragraph 3 of the plaint it is alleged that the promissory note was executed on 27th Adi, Krodhi year (12th August, 1964) and the learned Counsel relying on the decision of the Madras High Court in Achuthan Nair v. Achuthan Nair AIR1941Mad582 , contends that the question as to the date of the promissory note is one of fact to be decided by the evidence and probabilities according to Section 96 of the Evidence Act, that Section 24 of the Limitation Act creates no presumption as to the date of document but merely provides that the period of limitatio