A. P. RAVANI, J. ( 1 ) IN this revision application the short point which arises is as to on which date the notice as required under sec. 78b of the Indian Railways Act was served upon the Railway Administration. The plaintiff filed suit alleging that the goods consigned on 31/08/1972 from Kankaria station of the Western Railway to Nabinagar Road station on the Western Railway were not at all delivered. THEREFORE the plaintiff had written a letter Exhibit 30 dated Fe- bruary 26 1973 being claim notice. Another letter being a postcard Exhibit 31 was written on 26/02/1973 letter Exhibit 30 has admittedly reached the Railway Administration on March 1 1973 that is one day after the prescribed period of limitation under see. 78b of the Indian Railways Act. However the controversy pertains to post-card Exhibit 31 This post-card has been despatched on 26/02/1973 and it has reached the Nibinagar post office on 28/02/1973 and the postal mark shows the delivery stamp of the Nibinagar post office as that of 8. 30 a. m. of 28/02/1973 However the Superintendent of the Western Railway has put the inward stamp on this post-card as that of 1/03/1973 and on this basis it was argued before the trial Court that the post-card cannot be said to have reached the Railway office on 28/02/1973 The say of the Railway Administration was that the day on which the Superintendent of the Western Railway puts his inward stamp on the post should be considered as the date of receipt of the post-card by the Railway. This argument found favour with the trial Court. It is difficult to understand as to how such a view can be taken. In view of the provisions of sec. 114 of the Evidence Act ordinarilly is will be presumed and it should be presumed that the date of delivery stamp affixed by the postal office is the date on which the post would have been delivered to the addressee. In this case it is not shown by the Railway Administration that though the delivery stamp was that of 8. 30 a. m. on 28/02/1973 it was not received by them on the same day or that there is nothing to show that the postal authorities would not have delivered the post in the ordinary course of business. In this case it is not shown by the Railway Administration that though the delivery stamp was that of 8. 30 a. m. on 28/02/1973 it was not received by them on the same day or that there is nothing to show that the postal authorities would not have delivered the post in the ordinary course of business. There is no dispute on the point that if the post-card is held to have been received by the Railway Authorities on 28/02/1973 notice will have to be held as served within prescribed period and therefore legal and valid. For the reasons stated hereinabove I do not agree with the reasoning and finding given by the trial Court. I hold that the post-card should have been pre- sumed to have been received by the Railway Authorities on February 28 1973 the day of which the postal mark is there on the post-card. ( 2 ) IN above view of the matter the judgment and order passed by the trial Court in Regular Suit No. 3279 of 1975 of the Court of Small Causes at Ahmedabad is quashed and set aside. The trial Court is directed to proceed with the suit in accordance with law. Rule is made absolute with no order as to costs. .