BADA GURDWARA SAADH SANGAT Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this Public Interest Litigation the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ or direction commanding the respondents to take appropriate steps for conducting free and fair election of the Managing Committee of Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad. Petitioner further pray for abolition of the present committee of Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad, as the members of the present Committee are illegally managing the affairs of the Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad from last 10 -12 years.

(2.) PETITIONER states that members of Sikh Community of Dhanbad have formed Bada Gurudwara Saadh Sangat against the arbitrary action of the members of the Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee of the Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad. It is stated that aforesaid members are illegally managing the affairs of the Bada Gurudwara from last 10 -12 years. It is stated that members of the Sikh Community authorised the petitioner to file present writ application in this Court.

(3.) IT is stated that Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad is the oldest and biggest Gurudwara of Dhanbad. It is further stated that Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad is the controlling authority of so many educational institutions such as (a) Guru Nanak College, Barmasia, Dhanbad,(b) B.Ed. College, Dhanbad, (c) Guru Govind Singh Public School, Dhanbad, (d) Khalsa High School, Dhanbad and (e) Khalsa Middle School, Dhanbad. It is then stated that besides the aforesaid educational institutions, Bada Gurudwara, Dhanbad also running a Hotel and taking rent from the shops and banks.