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Panth, the word 'panth' is one of Sanskrit origin and etymologically it means the path or the way. It must be conceded that by itself it has come to indicate the Sikh religion, because, it has been used by Sikhs to denote their religion and their deno-mination as the followers of that Panth. In that context, Panth may mean the Sikh religion and the followers of the panth would be the persons who follow the path prescribed by the Sikh Gurus and as such, would signify the Sikh community, Kultar Singh v. Mukhtiar Singh, AIR 1965 SC 141 (144): (1964) 7 SCR 790.