Supreme Court of India

Shiromani Gurudwaraprabandhak Committee, Amritsar v. Shri Som Nath Dass and Ors

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 705

Bench M. Jagannadharao and A.P. Misra JJ.

Decided 29 March 2000

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From the headnote

Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925-Sections 7( 1 ), 8 & 10-Endowed Prop erty-Claiming it to be declared as Gurdwara-Mutation in revenue records in the name of Guru Granth Sahib in 1928 in presence of ancestors of respondents-The property was given in trust to the ancestors of respondents who did not perform their ob.ligation-Entry in revenue records challenged for the first time before High Court-Plea that entry in the revenue records were void since 'Guru Granth Sahib' was not a juristic person-Held, claim of respondents not maintainable, since Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and on endowment

Authorities it was built on

1990 Smt. Shakuntala Mehrishi v. New Delhi Municipal Commiitee and Ors. cited by 4
1993 Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Commitiee, Amritsar v. Mihan Singh (dead) Rep. by Baba Banta Singh cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra & Ors. referred to

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