Judicial Commission and its functions

(1) There shall be constituted a Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission which shall consist of three members who shall be Sikhs as defined under this Act, appointed from time to time, as may be necessary by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette with the following qualifications — (i) is or at the time of his retirement or resignation from the Government service was a District Judge not having less than ten years standing as such on his superannuation; (ii) is an Advocate having not less than ten years standing at bar either at the District Headquarters or in the High Court; (iii) is a person who is either working or retired and has been a Government Pleader in the High Court or in the District Courts and has a standing of not less than ten years to his credit at the time of his appointment as the member or Chairman of the Commission. (iv) The Chairman shall be District Judge if so appointed and if District Judge is not appointed then one of the three selected members of the Commission shall be the Chairman in the order of their seniority either in service or at bar, as the case may be, and the term of the Chairman or the member shall be five years or the age of 65 years whichever is earlier: Provided that terms and conditions of appointment of the Chairman and members of the Commission shall be determined by the State Government in consultation with the Gurdwara Management Committee in the prescribed manner. The terms and conditions of appointment, salary, allowance etc. will be fixed by the Government in consultation with the Gurdwara Management Committee and the expenditure of the said purpose or any incidental charges including recruitment of helping staff and maintenance of the office shall be defrayed from the Haryana Government Treasury : Provided further that Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission shall be a body corporate and shall work independently of the Commissioner Gurdwara Elections, Haryana Government or the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee or the Executive Board, as the case may be: Provided further that any decision taken by the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission shall be final. (2) The Commission shall adjudicate upon the disputes relating to Gurdwara property, movable or immovable including the Gurdwara fund and other incidental disputes inter se between the Gurdwara Committee, Executive Board or inter se between various Gurdwara and private individuals, or any other institutions or any other juristic persons.