Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 691 · Decided 20 May 1996
Uttam Das Chela Sunder Das v. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 691 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 5
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2471/1984
- Decided
- 20 May 1996
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 & Punjab Act No. 1 of 1959-0imitable institution-Nature of-Whether Sikh Gurdwara or Dera of Udasis-Recital A B of Guru Granth Sahib by Udasis without renouncing Hinduism, in front of C Sikh con!Jlegation--,.Held, Udasi is a Sect distinct from Sikh-Reciting of Gum is not enough to declare the institution to be a Sikh Gurdwara unless proved that it was established for use by Sikhs and for the pwpose of public worship & was used for such wo,,·hip. D Sections 16, 8 and 9 (1) Nature of institution (2) Lncus standi of petitioner-Preference in
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