Rectification under section 254(2) cannot be used to seek review; a reconsideration plea was dismissed as not maintainable.

Section 254(2) is confined to rectifying mistakes apparent from the record and cannot be used to review an earlier Tribunal order, reappreciate facts, or reopen issues through detailed argument. A miscellaneous application challenging the validity of approval under section 151 and the resulting reassessment was found to seek reconsideration of the earlier decision rather than correction of any apparent error. As no such mistake was demonstrated, the Tribunal held the application not maintainable under section 254(2) and dismissed it.

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Issues: Whether the miscellaneous application under section 254(2) could be entertained when it in substance sought review of the earlier Tribunal order rather than rectification of an apparent mistake.

Analysis: The scope of section 254(2) is confined to rectification of mistakes apparent from the record. It does not permit the Tribunal to review its own order, reappreciate facts, or undertake a fresh examination through elaborate arguments and counter-arguments. The miscellaneous application sought reconsideration of the earlier decision on the validity of the approval under section 151 and the consequential reassessment, which amounted to a request for review rather than rectification. No apparent mistake in the earlier order was shown.

Conclusion: The application was not maintainable under section 254(2) and was dismissed.

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