HEMANT GUPTA, VIKRAM NATH
Harbhajan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to the haryana sikh gurdwara act's creation. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner challenges act on constitutional & rights grounds. (Para 3 , 4 , 11) |
| 3. historical context & administrative provisions of the 1925 act. (Para 5 , 10 , 12) |
| 4. arguments concerning legislative competence and rights. (Para 15 , 17 , 19) |
| 5. court addresses rights under articles 25 and 26. (Para 25 , 48 , 55) |
| 6. dismissal of writ petitions and civil appeal. (Para 57 , 58 , 61) |
JUDGMENT :
HEMANT GUPTA, J.
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 735 OF 2014 AND WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1116 OF 2019
1. The above writ petitions are preferred challenging the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 20141 [for short the ‘ HARYANA ACT ’] creating a separate juristic entity for the management of historical Gurdwaras in the State of Haryana mentioned in Schedule I; Gurdwaras having income of more than Rs. 20 lakhs in Schedule II and the Gurdwaras having income of less than Rs. 20 lakhs in Schedule III.
2. The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Bill, 2014 (Bill No. 28-IIIA of 2014) provides that the Bill is an earnest effort to provide a legal procedure by which the Gurdwaras, owing
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