JUDGMENT

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-Leave granted in Special Leave Petition (C) No. 12083 of 1984.

2. The Civil Appeal No. 1921 of 1984 has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in FAO No. 170 of 1972 dated 2.6.1982. The High Court, by the said judgment, confirmed the Award of the Sikh Gurudwara Tribunal, Punjab dated 20.1.1972 in Petition No. 143 of 1963 whereby the claim of the appellants being successors of one Bhai Arjan Singh filed under Section 5(1) of the Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925 (hereinafter called the Act ) was partly allowed and partly dismissed.

3. The Civil appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 12083 of 1984 is filed against the order dated 10.7.1984 in FAO No. 44/75 and that relates to possession under Section 25 of the Act. It is admitted that it depends solely on the result of CA No. 1921 of 1984.

4. The Gurudwara Sahib Padshahi Chhemi was declared to be a Sikh Gurudwara, under the notification of the Punjab Government No. 1211 dated 20.7.59 and figures at Serial No. 325 in Schedule I of the Act. Thereafter, by notification No. 162 Y.P. dated 19.1.1962, issued under Section 3(2) of the Act, the list of rights, titles and i