Rectification on mistake apparent on record cannot rest on a later decision or a debatable point of law.

Rectification is confined to errors that are obvious and patent on the record, and a later decision cannot by itself justify reopening an order. A legal point requiring long-drawn reasoning, or on which two views are reasonably possible, is not a mistake apparent on record. On that basis, no apparent mistake was established and the rectification application was not maintainable.

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Issues: Whether the order could be rectified on the basis of a subsequent decision, and whether any mistake apparent on record existed warranting rectification.

Analysis: Rectification is confined to errors that are obvious and patent from the record. A later decision cannot, by itself, furnish the basis for rectification. A point of law requiring a long-drawn process of reasoning, or one on which two views are reasonably possible, is not a mistake apparent on record.

Conclusion: No mistake apparent on record was shown. The rectification application was not maintainable on the basis of the subsequent decision and was liable to be rejected.

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