Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-24
Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak ... vs Mahant Prem Dass
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 2807
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak ...
- Respondent
- Mahant Prem Dass
- Author
- V.S. Sirpurkar
- Bench
- V.S. Sirpurkar, Tarun Chatterjee
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab & Haryana High Court's decision that the institution known as 'Gurdwara Sahib Gurdwara Bhagat Bhagwan' is not a Sikh Gurdwara under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, specifically referencing Section 34. The Court found that the institution was actually an 'Udasi Faqir institution' and not a Sikh Gurdwara, thus affirming the High Court's ruling which overturned the Sikh Gurdwaras Tribunal's earlier declaration. The appeal by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee was dismissed, confirming the High Court's judgment.