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Suit against new Nanakshahi
calendar
CHANDIGARH: A
civil suit seeking restraint on the implementation of new Nanakshahi
calendar was filed in city’s district court by Harmohinder Singh,
convener,
Punjab
unit, Shiromani Akali Dal,
Delhi, this
week.
The suit was
filed on Tuesday seeking permanent injunction restraining Shiromani
Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and its members from
implementing new Nanakshahi calendar as decided in January 3
meeting, until a calendar is decided by the Sikh community. The suit
added that directions be issued to the SGPC and its members to
prevent it from interfering in decisions of religious
interpretations, practices and assuming the role of religious
authority in contravention of the constitution.
According to the
suit, Pal Singh Purewal, a Canadian and renowned Sikh scholar,
drafted calendar after consulting various scholars, jurists and
members of various Sikh bodies. This calendar was accepted by Sikh
community worldwide and was implemented in year 2003. However,
recently SGPC constituted a body to determine calendar for Sikh
religious holy days with a direction for all Sikhs to observe these
and celebrate or commemorate them.
The committee
set up by SGPC lacks competence in field of both calendars and
religious dates. It lacks legal authority to deliberate on such
matters, the plaint claimed.
13
January 2010
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