The petitioners had submitted that the original Act declared Sahjdhari Sikhs as qualified electors for SGPC elections and the apex court had in numerous judgments held the state could not regulate the definition of religion. read more
The constitutional validity of the definition of the Sikh has been challenged by Ms Gurleen Kaur who was denied admission by the SGPC-controlled Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Medical Education & Research on the ground that she plucked her eyebrows. read more