Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar, Appellant v. Shri Som Nath Dass and others, Respondents.

M. JAGANNADHA RAO AND A.P. MISRA, JJ. Jurisprudence - Juristic person - Concept of - Arose out of necessities in human development - Recognition of an entity as juristic person – is for subserving the needs and faith of society.

The very words "Juristic Person" connote recognition of an entity to be in law a person which otherwise it is not, In other words, it is not an individual natural person but an artificially created person, which is to be recognized to be in law as such. With the development of society, where an individual's interaction fell short, to upsurge social

developments, co-operation of a larger circle of individuals was necessitated. Thus, institutions like corporations and companies were created, to help the society in achieving the desired result. The very constitution of State, Municipal Corporation, company etc. are all creations of the law and these "Juristic Persons" arose out of necessities in the human development. In other words, they were dressed in a cloak to be recognised in law to be a legal unit. For a bigger thrust.of socio- political scientific development evolution of a fictional personality to be a juristic person ... May be any entity, living, inanimate, objects or things. It may be a religious institution or any such useful unit, which may impel the Courts to recognize it. This recognition is for subserving

the needs and faith of the society. A juristic person, like any other natural person is in law also conferred with rights and obligations and is dealt with in accordance with law. In other words, the entity acts like a natural person but only through a designated person, whose acts are processed within the ambit of law.

... Guru Granth Sahib - -Faith with which it is worshipped and the reverential value attached to it by follower of Sikhism - Makes it a juristic person. (Source: AIR 2000 Supreme Court 1421)