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the O.P. after a long time and he was not informed of the said dismissal in time.
6. As regards the dismissal of the application for restoration, the court below has taken a technical view only. The pleadings in an application deserve priority and importance rather than section quoted in the cause title. Substantial justice cannot be denied on the basis of misquoting of section or rule. No doubt, the Registry could have brought the same to the notice of the parties as defect, enabling the parties to cure the defect. But after accepting the same on the files, it cannot be dismissed at the fag end on that reason, if the pleadings in the application are made out in consonance with the correct provisions. In the instant case, there is no finding that the pleadings are not in consonance with the correct provisions. That apart, we are of the opinion that when substantial justice and technical considerations are pitted against each other, substantial justice deserves to be preferred rather than technical considerations. More over, adjudication of a lis on merit after granting sufficient opportunities to the parties to the lis is always necessary for the interest of justice. Though we are not satisfied with the reasons for the non-appearance of the parties, when the case was called on for hearing and delay in M.A.427/14-A :6: