https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174569 A judgment becomes legally effective only when formally delivered as the court's final decision in open court; draft reasons or signed opinions do not operate until that stage. Where one judge of a two-judge bench dies before delivery, the purported judgment cannot be treated as the court's completed act and is void. Because no valid appellate judgment came into legal existence, the confirmation of sentence also lacked effect. The appropriate course was to set aside the invalid order and remit the matter for rehearing before a properly constituted bench. en-us Mon, 16 Nov 1953 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:58:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174569 A judgment becomes legally effective only when formally delivered as the court's final decision in open court; draft reasons or signed opinions do not operate until that stage. Where one judge of a two-judge bench dies before delivery, the purported judgment cannot be treated as the court's completed act and is void. Because no valid appellate judgment came into legal existence, the confirmation of sentence also lacked effect. The appropriate course was to set aside the invalid order and remit the matter for rehearing before a properly constituted bench. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Nov 1953 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174569