Pending

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....atters in issue or to be dealt with, therein." This definition of the word "pending" was adopted by the Supreme Court in Asgarali Nazarali Singaporewalla v. State of Bombay, Thus a legal proceeding can be said to be pending before a court only if that court has power to make an order on the matters in issue in those proceedings. Suits or proceedings have been held to be pending during appeals or ....