“28. Even if it is assumed that the relevant date for the interim moratorium under Section 96 of the IBC to come into effect is 3rd October, 2022 i.e. the date on which the application filed by State Bank of India under Section 95 of the IBC was registered, it would make no difference as the judgment was yet to be pronounced on the said date. A matter is said to be pending before a court till the time judgment is pronounced, signed and dated. The pronouncement of judgment in a case is a part of the proceedings in a suit. Therefore, till the time a judgment is pronounced in a suit, the parties are free to bring to the attention of the court any subsequent development that may have occurred after the judgment was reserved in the matter, which could have a bearing on the judgment to be delivered by the court. It is then for the court to determine whether it is necessary to take cognizance of such subsequent developments and whether any further hearing is required in the matter before rendering the judgment. Reference may be made to the judgment in State Bank of India and Others v. S.N. Goyal , (2008) 8 SCC 92, wherein the Supreme Court has held that a Judge becomes functus officio only after judgment is pronounced, signed and dated.
