SHIROMANI GURUDWARA PRABANDHAK COMMITTEE vs MAHANT PREM DASS

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 citing Section 34. The Court found that the institution was actually an 'Udasi Faqir institution' and used as a 'Dera' of Bhagat Bhagwan, thus affirming the High Court's reversal of the Sikh Gurdwaras Tribunal's declaration. The appeal by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) was dismissed, confirming the High Court's ruling.