Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL for protection, audit of Sikh religious properties

Key points

• The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a slew of directions for protection, audit and regulation of Sikh religious and heritage properties across the country.
• A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi asked petitioner Charanjeet Singh, who appeared in person and argued his case, to raise his grievances before the Parliamentary Petitions Committee.
• Singh, who was also attached to a Delhi Sikh body, at one point bowed before the bench and urged it to issue notice.
• “I bow before you.
• Please issue a notice on my petition,” Mr.