CHANDRA KANTA SINHA vs ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD.&ORS

The Supreme Court examined the maintainability of Letters Patent Appeal No. 599 of 1998 against the order of a Single Judge of the Patna High Court. The Court held that the appeal was maintainable under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, which allows appeals from judgments of a Single Judge unless specifically excluded. The Court overturned the High Court's decision that dismissed the appeal as not maintainable, thereby allowing the appeal to proceed.