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Sikhs

A religious sect noted for warlike traits founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century

Hindus, Sikhs and Jains

Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, see Mahant Moti Dass v. S.P. Sahi, AIR 1959 SC 942 (947).

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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

Gurdwaras

Gurdwaras, means the Sikh Gurdwaras situated in Delhi as were, immediately before the appointed day, being managed by or affiliated to the

Patit

Patit, 'patit' means a Sikh who trims or shaves his beard or hair (keshas) or who after taking Amrit commits any one or

Religious trust

Hindu Law to be religious, pious or charitable, but shall not include a trust created according to the Sikh religion or purely for the benefit of the Sikh community and a private endowment created for the worship

Profess

used in the sense of an open declaration or practice by a person of the Hindu (or the Sikh) religion, Punjabrao v. D.P. Meshran, AIR 1965 SC 1179 (1184). [Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (1950) clause 3]

Scheduled caste

(1981) 2 SCR 185. Scheduled Castes, for belonging to a Scheduled Caste, a person must profess Hindu or Sikh Religion, Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, para. 3. Means certain castes, races, tribes or groups within them in

Registered Singh Sabha

Societies Registration Act, 1860, (21 of 1860) which is managing or controlling a local Gurdwara in Delhi. [Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 (82 of 1971), s. 2(k)]

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