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(i) that the Gurdwara was established by or in memory of the Ten Sikh Gurus, or in commemoration of any incident in the life of the Ten Sikh Gurus and was used for public worship by Sikhs, before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 7; or
(ii) that the Gurdwara, owing to some tradition connected with one of the Ten Sikh Gurus, was used for public worship predominantly by Sikhs, before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 7 ; or
(iii) that the Gurdwara was established for use by Sikhs for the purpose of public worship and was used for such worship by Sikhs, before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 7; or
(iv) that the Gurdwara was established in the memory of a. Sikh martyr, saint or historic person and was used for public worship by Sikhs before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 7 ; or
(v) owing to some incident connected with the Sikh religion the Gurdwara was used for public worship predominantly by Sikhs before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 7.

13. To declare an institution a Sikh Gurdwara under Section 16 (2) (iii) of the Act, it was incumbent upon the Committee to prove that the institution had been established for use by Sikhs for the purpose of public worship and has been so used for that purpose upto the date of presentation of the petition under Section 7(1), of the Act. In the instant case, there is no evidence that the institution in dispute was established for use by Sikhs for the purpose of public worship. In Hardit Das v. Gurdit Singh and Ors., A. I. R. 1936 Lah 819, (at page 822) it was observed thus :-

"To declare a place a Sikh Gurdwara under Section 16 (2) (iii), it is necessary to prove that the institution was (a) established for use by Sikhs for the purpose of public worship and (b) that it was used for such worship by Sikhs before and at the time of the presentation of the petition under sub-section (1) of Section 16. In the present case it appears to me that it has not been proved that the institution was established for use by Sikhs for the purpose of public worship. The evidence points rather to the fact that the institution was a college of Udasi Fakirs consisting of a Guru and his Chelas ; travellers and fakirs were fed at the langar and the Granth Sahib was read. It is infact an institution very similar to that at Latala dealt with in 15 Lah, 247(1), I would, therefore, hold that the institution is not a Sikh Gurdwara."