ORDER :

Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J

1. Sri Guru Singh Sabha, a Society, registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 having its office in West Bengal has filed the Writ Petition against the State of Sikkim through the Secretary, Ecclesiastical Department, the District Collector and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, North Sikkim and the Lachen Dzumsa.

2. The Petitioner contends that in the mid eighties Sikhs in the Indian Army and Members of other professionals collected funds and built a Gurudwara at Gurudongmar Lake and placed the Nishan Sahib there. Since then the Gurudwara has been open for public to offer regular prayers and the Government of Sikkim has always issued permission to pilgrims wanting to visit. It is alleged that on 16.08.2017 the “Dzumsa” with the help and assistance of the local administration and more particularly the Sub-Divisional Magistrate removed the holy Guru Granth Sahib Ji, uprooted the Nishan Sahib, dismantled all internal furniture’s and removed the holy items from the Gurudwara premises and placed it on the road. Being aggrieved by the said act and the failure of the State in taking any steps against the conduct of the Sub-Divisional Magistr