UTTAM DAS CHELA SUNDER DAS vs SHIROMANI GURDWARA PARBANDHAK COMMITTEE

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a certain institution qualifies as a Sikh Gurdwara under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. The Court held that the determination of the institution's status must follow the procedures outlined in Sections 7 to 11 of the Act, particularly Section 16, which provides the criteria for classification. The Court permitted the substitution of a rival claimant without resolving the underlying dispute between the claimants, thereby allowing the appeal to proceed.