Building the government’s case, AG Mattewal said the SGPC was an inter-state body, which controlled Gurdwaras in others states too apart from Punjab. “SGPC runs institutions in Haryana too. It is wrong to say that the government notifications that have been quashed by the High Court on Monday pertained to all Sikh institutions. The notification pertained to only minority institutions and general census can’t be applied strictly in this case. There are important Constitutional issues involved that need to be considered threadbare,” Mattewal said, adding that the Sikhs — as defined under the Sikh Gurdwara Act — are distinct from followers of other sects and communities. “Even if one goes by the 2001 census, the Sikhs who can take advantage of reservation in SGPC-run institutions are a minority. Our Special Leave Petition will try to put all these aspects in perspective before the Supreme Court,” Mattewal said.