The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971

Section 3. The main features of the Bill are:

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

3. The main features of the Bill are: — (i) The Gurdwaras at present managed by the Board and such others as may be affiliated later on, will be managed by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee of 55 members, 46 of which will be elected and 9 will be co-opted by the elected members. The life of the Committee will be 4 years. (ii) An Executive Board consisting of 15 members will be elected by the Management Committee. This Executive Board will be elected every year. (iii) Elections will be conducted by the Director Gurdwara Elections to be appointed by the Government. (iv) The District Judge in Delhi will be invested with special powers to deal with questions relating to election disputes, qualifications of members, complaints in respect of misfeasance, etc. NEW DELHI; H.R. GOKHALE. The 20 th December , 1971.

Source: India Code