Separate SGPC: PIL seeks stalling Haryana move

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking to stall the Haryana government’s move to create a separate Gurdwara Management Committee. The petition, filed by an elected member of the Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (SGPC), has pleaded the court to get the law declared as ultra vires and illegal.

Appearing before a bench headed by Justice T S Thakur, senior advocate Harish Salve urged the court to immediately intervene in the matter as the situation in Haryana has become volatile. The bench, however, asked him to mention the case before Chief Justice of India for early hearing. The petition said the hasty enactment is not only against the constitutional provisions and the statutory provisions of the Punjab Reorganisation Act but is also divisive in its intention to create dissension amongst followers of Sikh religion.