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UK Judicial Opinions Regarding the Sikh Religious Identity
Summary of Landmark Decisions

Mandla and another v Dowell Lee and another, House of Lords, [1983]
Headmaster refusing to admit Sikh boy to school unless he removed his turban and cut his hair - Headmaster desiring to minimise religious distinctions in school which wearing of turbans would accentuate - Whether unlawful discrimination - Whether Sikhs a 'racial group'- Whether Sikhs a group defined by reference to 'ethnic or national origins'- Whether discrimination justifiable - Race Relations Act 1976, ss 1(1 )(b), 3(1 ) [more]

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