SHIROMANI GURUDWARA PRABHANDHAK COMMITTEE, AMRITSAR vs MAHANT KIRPA RAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, stating that the institution in question was not established for use by Sikhs for public worship, as required under Section 16(2)(iii) of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. The Court emphasized that both conditions of establishment and use for Sikh worship must be cumulatively satisfied, which was not proven in this case. The Court dismissed the appeals, affirming that the institution served dual faiths and could not be appropriated exclusively by one community.