MAHANT JAWALA SINGH(DEAD) BY LRS. vs THE SHIROMANI GURDWARA PRABHANDAK COMTT.

The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's dismissal of Mahant Jawala Singh's appeal against the Sikh Gurdwara Tribunal's declaration of Gurdwara Sri Guru Granth Sahib as a Sikh Gurdwara under Section 7(1) of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. The Court found that the appellant failed to prove that the institution was not established for Sikh worship or that it did not meet the criteria under Section 16 of the Act. The Court affirmed the Tribunal's findings, emphasizing the importance of adherence to statutory provisions in determining the status of religious institutions.