Decisions by courts on certain claims in certain circumstances

Decisions by courts on certain claims in certain circumstances.—(1) If a suit is pending in a civil court in which it is claimed that any right, title or interest in any property belongs to a Notified Sikh Gurdwara or to an office-holder of a Notified Sikh Gurdwara, and in which an issue is raised whether such property belongs to a Notified Sikh Gurdwara or to an office-holder of the same, the court shall refer the issue to the Tribunal and shall stay the suit until the finding of the Tribunal is received.

1. (2) The finding of the Tribunal on the issue so referred shall be binding on the court and shall be treated as a finding on an issue in the suit.