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Issues: Whether the earlier order dismissing the appeal was liable to be recalled and the appeal restored on the ground that the appellant had not been given an effective opportunity of hearing and that the dismissal proceeded on a factual error regarding challenge to the capacity-determination order.
Analysis: The application arose from an earlier dismissal of the appeal when the appellant's counsel sought adjournment but the matter was decided on merits. The record showed that the dismissal was substantially founded on the view that the Commissioner's order determining annual production capacity and duty liability had not been challenged in the manner known to law. On reconsideration, the record disclosed that the capacity-determination order had in fact been carried in appeal, remanded for de novo consideration, again adjudicated, and thereafter carried further in appellate proceedings which were stated to be pending before the Supreme Court. The basis of the earlier dismissal was therefore incorrect. In these circumstances, the appellant could not be said to have been afforded an effective opportunity to present its case, and the order required recall.
Conclusion: The earlier dismissal order was recalled and the appeal was restored to its original number in favour of the appellant.
Final Conclusion: The application succeeded, and the matter was restored for decision on merits.
Ratio Decidendi: An appellate order passed on an incorrect factual premise, especially where the party was not afforded an effective opportunity of hearing, can be recalled and the appeal restored.