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Hindus, Sikhs and Jains

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Sikh, Singh

Sikh, Singh, see AIR 1926 Lah 100.

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Patit

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

Gurdwaras

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

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

Panth

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

Nirmala sadhus

themselves as Hindus. Bhide, J., on these materials, rightly came to the conclusion that Nirmala Sadhus are not Sikhs, Mahant Harnam Singh v. Gurdial Singh, AIR 1967 SC 1415 (1418): (1967) 2 SCR 739.

Hindu religious institutions

Hindu religious institutions of a public character are open to all classes and sections of Hindus; Hindus include Sikhs, Jains and Budhists, Constitution of India, Art. 25(1) and (2)(b). The Hindu institutions of public character do not

Hindu

of beliefs, which are presumed to have an indigenous origin, it is wide enough to include Jains and Sikhs. Hence, this is the meaning given to the term Hindu in the Hindu Succession Act. In a statute

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