Amendment to the Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925

10th March, 2016

Amendment to the Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925 

To remove the exception given to Sahjdhari Sikhs in 1944 to vote in the elections to the members of the Board and the Committees constituted under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925

Placed by Ministry of Home Affairs.

Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925:

It was a piece of legislation in British India which legally defined Sikh identity and brought sikh gurdwaras (houses of worship) under the control of an elected body of orthodox Sikhs.