Binding precedent on the same question controlled the appeal and left no basis for a different result.

A prior binding decision of the same court on the identical question controlled the appeal, leaving no scope for a different conclusion. The court applied the existing precedent and rejected the appellants' attempt to reopen the issue. The matter was therefore resolved against the appellants and in favour of the respondent.

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Issues: Whether the appeal could be allowed in view of the binding decision already rendered by the Court on the same question.

Analysis: The question raised in the appeal had already been answered against the appellants by an earlier decision of the Court. In view of that binding precedent, no different conclusion could be reached in the present appeal.

Conclusion: The issue was decided against the appellants and in favour of the respondent.

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