https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171728 Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 conferred revisional power, but not an express power of review. In the absence of statutory authority, a quasi-judicial officer cannot reopen a final order merely because a different view is later formed. The earlier order rejecting the application had attained finality, so the subsequent order purporting to reconsider it was an impermissible review and was ultra vires, illegal, and without jurisdiction. en-us Thu, 16 Sep 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:31:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171728 Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 conferred revisional power, but not an express power of review. In the absence of statutory authority, a quasi-judicial officer cannot reopen a final order merely because a different view is later formed. The earlier order rejecting the application had attained finality, so the subsequent order purporting to reconsider it was an impermissible review and was ultra vires, illegal, and without jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Sep 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171728