Chandigarh, May 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition filed by the Miri Piri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Charitable Trust, Shahbad, challenging the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee's (HSGMC) authority to constitute the institute's medical board.

The petition had challenged a September 4, 2024, communication issued by the HSGMC regarding the constitution of the board. The Trust sought directions restraining the HSGMC from interfering in its affairs, contending that it was an independent charitable trust constituted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

The Trust argued that its assets did not fall within the definition of "gurdwara property" and, therefore, the HSGMC ha...