Fresh evidence justified de novo reconsideration of notification benefit eligibility, leaving the substantive claim open for fresh decision.

Fresh documentary evidence, including a catalogue produced before the Tribunal, required reconsideration of the notification benefit claim because the relevant material had not been examined by the lower authorities. The Tribunal directed de novo adjudication on the basis of the newly produced evidence and any other material the appellants chose to place on record, leaving the substantive eligibility issue open for fresh determination.

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Issues: Whether the matter should be remanded for reconsideration in light of the catalogue and other fresh material produced by the appellants.

Analysis: The lower authorities had denied the notification benefit on the basis of the existing record, while the appellants produced the catalogue before the Tribunal. Since the relevant material was not examined below, the Tribunal held that the dispute should be reconsidered on the basis of the fresh evidence and any other material the appellants may place on record.

Conclusion: The matter was remanded for de novo adjudication, leaving the substantive eligibility question open for fresh decision.

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