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SGPC executive committee resolution
RESOLUTION NO
PASSED IN THE EXECUTIVE BODY MEETING OF S.G.P.C., HELD AT
SUB-OFFICE,
CHANDIGARH ON
DECEMBER 3, 2008 IN RESPECT OF TERMS SAHAHDHARI AND PATIT.
 The
Hon'ble High Court vide its order dated September 29, 2008 has
directed the filing of an affidavit, based on a resolution passed by
the S.G.P.C., Amritsar, as to whether or not a person who
cuts/trims/shaves his/her hair, beard, plucks his/her eyebrows is a
"Sahajdhari Sikh," if he performs ceremonies according to Sikh
rites, does not use tobacco or Kutha (Halal Meat) in any form, and
can recite Mulmantra : Proem to Sri Guru Granth Sahib in terms of
Section 2(IO-A) the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925. This order necessitated
the consideration of this issue by the S.G.P.C. The issue was taken
up in the General House Meeting of S.G.P.C. on
November 22,
2008 in Teja Singh Samundari Hall,
Amritsar,
and it was resolved to form Committee of scholars, legal experts and
S.G.P.C. representatives to give opinion, based on historical,
theological and philosophic perspectives. The house authorized the
newly elected President of S.G.P.C., Jathedar Avtar Singh, to
nominate the Committee and seek approval of the Executive Committee
on the recommendations of the Committee on or before December 5,
2008. Accordingly, President S.G.P.C. nominated seven member
committee to submit the Report on or before December 2, 2008.
The meeting of
the Committee Members was held at Kalgidhar Niwas,
Chandigarh
(S.G.P.C., Sub Office) on
November 26,
2008 at 3
p.m.
After careful consideration of all the facts, historical records.
(The Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925, Sikh Rehat Maryada, published by the
S.G.P.C., Resolution passed by the S.G.P.C. on May 12, 1938.,
Notification of Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New
Delhi, Dated October 8, 2003.). the Committee resolved the issues of
Sikh, Sahajdhari and Patit (Apostate) in its Report dated November
26, 2008.
The report of
the Committee is accepted in toto, and after careful consideration
of the same, the Executive Body of the S.G.P.C. in its meeting held
on December 3, 2008, at Chandigarh Sub-Office passed the following
Resolution in respect of Sahajdhari and Patit to be filed by way of
an affidavit in Punjab and Haryana High Court on or before December
8, 2008.
(iv) The
definitions of various words and phrases, used in the Sikh Gurdwara
Act 1925 are provided in Section 2 of the said Act. These
definitions are relevant for the purpose of the interpretation of
the substantive provisions of the Act.
(v) As per
Section 2 ClO-A) a Sahajdhari Sikh is a person (i) who perform
ceremonies according to Sikh rites; (ii) who does not use tobacco,
Kutha (~) Halal Meat in any form; (iii) who is not a Patit
(Apostate), and (iv) who can recite Mulmantra : Proem to Sri Guru
Granth Sahib.
Hence a person
cannot claim to be a Sahajdhari by trimming/cutting his/her hair,
beard or eye-brows in any manner.
Secretary,
Shiromani
Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee,
Sri Amritsar.
Sd/-
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JATHEDAR S.
S. BHAUR |
DR. SUBA
SINGH |
DR. JASBIR
SINGH SABAR |
GURCHARANJIT
SINGH LAMBA KIRANJOT KAUR DALMEGH SINGH
17 December
2008
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