The case Shridmani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar v. Shri Som Nath Dass & Ors. (2000) concerns a dispute as to the ownership and control of a property that is alleged ... to be a Sikh Gurdwara in Bilaspur, Punjab. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee claimed that the property belonged to the Guru Granth Sahib, contending it was a juristic person that could hold property. The respondents, who were descendants of the erstwhile manager, asserted it to be their private family property. The case came up under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, which prescribes the management of Sikh religious institutions.