( 1 ) THE question which arises for decision is whether this appeal is maintainable to this Division Bench as being from the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court under clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Labore or of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana or of the High Court of Delhi.

( 2 ) THIS Court was established by the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 thereinaftetr called the Act ).

( 3 ) SECTION 5 (1) of the Act contained the "original, appellate and other jurisdiction " exercised by the High Court of Punjab in the Union Territory of Delhi prior to the coming into force of the Act. Section 5 (2) of the Act, on the other hand, conferred on this Court ordinary origmal Civil jurisdiction in every suit the value of which exceeded at first Rs. 25,000. 00 and since 1st October, 1969 Rs. 50,000. 00. Before the commencement of the Act, this jurisdiction vested in the subordinate courts at Delhi. For, the High Court of Punjab did not have ordinary original civil jurisdiction as a court of first instance to entertain civil suits of any value whatever. This Court has thus two distinct kinds of original jurisdiction, namely:- (1) The pre-existing jur