Mistake apparent on the record requires a patent error; mere difference of opinion cannot justify rectification.

Rectification was declined because no mistake apparent on the face of the record was shown in the Tribunal's final order. A mere difference of opinion, or the argument that the order misread the departmental case or went beyond the show cause notice, was held insufficient for rectification. The cited precedent was distinguished on its facts, and no patent error, self-evident mistake, or clear infirmity in the earlier order was established. Rectification was therefore not warranted.

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Issues: Whether any mistake apparent on the face of the record existed in the Tribunal's final order so as to justify rectification.

Analysis: The application sought rectification on the footing that the earlier order had misread the departmental case and had proceeded beyond the show cause notice. The Tribunal found that the cited precedent turned on different facts and that, even if another view could be taken, a mere difference of opinion does not amount to a mistake apparent on the face of the record. No patent error, self-evident mistake, or clear infirmity in the earlier order was shown.

Conclusion: No mistake apparent on the face of the record was established, and rectification was not warranted.

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