Shergill & ors v Khaira & ors [2014] UKSC 33

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | December 2014 #145

The case concerned Gurdwaras (Sikh temples) which were established under the discipline and headship of His Holiness Brahamgiani, revered 108 Sant Maharaj Baba Gian Singh Ji, the religious head of the abode of saints at Nirmal Kutia in the Indian village of Johal (the First Holy Saint). Responsibility for the management of the Gurdwaras was given by the First Holy Saint to various individuals (some described as trustees), with the First Holy Saint having the authority to change any trustee, management member and the whole management system at any time. Numerous documents relating to the ...

Charity Law: Staying out of it

Mark Herbert QC discusses the implications of Shergill v Khaira ‘The court will still not adjudicate on the truth or validity of religious beliefs, but it must not shy away from deciding on their existence where that is necessary in order to determine legal issues which are themselves justiciable.’ In Shergill v Khaira the Supreme …
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