The foundational basis for the exceptions of per incuriam and sub-silentio is to balance consistency and judicial discipline, with the flexibility of revising blatantly wrong decisions. The thin line difference between the two is that where a per incuriam judgment is passed in clear violation of a legislation, rule or a judgment of a superior court/larger bench; a judgment passed sub-silentio is essentially the one passed "without consideration/without discussion" on a particular legal point, which ought to have been considered/discussed for the decision.
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