Courts not to continue certain proceedings pending decision as to whether a place is or is not a Sikh Gurdwara

Courts not to continue certain proceedings pending decision as to whether a place is or is not a Sikh Gurdwara.—(1) No court shall continue any proceeding in which an issue is raised whether a place is or is not a Sikh Gurdwara, if such an issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a proceeding before a Tribunal, and the Tribunal is in possession of all the materials necessary for the decision of the issue, and the issue can be decided by the Tribunal.

1. (2) It shall be the duty of the court, as soon as it is informed that such an issue is pending before the Tribunal, to stay the proceeding and to refer the issue to the Tribunal for decision.
2. (3) The finding of the Tribunal on the issue so referred shall be conclusive evidence in the court of the fact decided.