issue by the appellate court. It is within the permissibility of the first appellate court to take up and consider every issue in dispute and to determine the same when evidence on record is sufficient for its adjudication, irrespective of whether it was taken up or answered by the trial court. In short, a remand of the case to the trial court is not permissible, when the evidence on record covers the material for adjudication of every issues involved in the suit. It is also within the jurisdiction of the appellate court to settle and decide any issue, which is essential for fair determination of the dispute involved, when evidence on record is sufficient. The expression "evidence upon the record is sufficient" incorporated in Rule 24 shall not be understood to cover any failure upon the party to tender any evidence, insufficiency of evidence or any laches thereof so as to bring the matter within the purview of that Rule, when the party is aware of the dispute involved and the nature of issues to be adjudged. Hence, a remand of the case, either to fill up the lacuna in the evidence or in the case set up or failure to adduce evidence cannot be a ground of remand, when the dispute was within the knowledge of the parties and proceeded or defended with the
