Supreme Court of India

Kashmir Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 464
Bench S.S. Sinha and V. S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 13 May 2008

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Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925: c Purpose of enactment - Held: To provide for the better administration of Sikh Gurdwaras and for inquiries into mat- ters connected therewith - State Reorganisation Act, 1956 - Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. ss. 40, 70 and 83 - Tenure of member of Commission - Held: member of commission cannot claim appointment in perpetuity - s.40 provides for constitution of Judicial Com- mission from time to time - Even in terms of s. 70, members are to be appointed from time to time - It is not correct to say that tenure is for whole life of member as it would be violative of

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