Rectification under section 254(2) cannot be used to review merits; only obvious record errors can be corrected.

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....Rectification under section 254(2) is confined to obvious, patent and self-evident mistakes on the record, and cannot be used to reopen the merits or seek review of an earlier appellate order. The Tribunal held that the Revenue's complaint of non-consideration of authorities and instructions was, in substance, an attempt to reargue the matter and revisit the decision, not a true rectifiable error. It also noted that a similar contention had already been rejected in an earlier miscellaneous application. The miscellaneous application was therefore found to be without merit and dismissed as an impermissible review request.....