The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act of 1971 is a piece of
India
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n legislation modeled after the
Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925
The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 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.
Gurdwara reform movement
Prior to ...
, which determines the management of Sikh houses of worship within
Delhi Union Territory. The 1971 act, more stringent than the 1925 act, required that any Sikhs voting for the
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in Delhi. It also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, librar ...
be baptized Sikhs (''
amritdhari
Khalsa ( pa, ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, , ) refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith,[Kha ...]
'').
The legislation thus excluded from voting those Sikhs with shorn hair,
and the
sahajdhari sikh, persons who generally follow the Sikh lifestyle.
References
Law about religion in India
Sikh politics
Church and state law
Acts of the Parliament of India 1971
1971 in law
1971 in religion
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