The Punjab and Haryana High Court has postponed the hearing regarding a plea from the Anglican Church of India, challenging the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, to May 14. The court's decision came after the Punjab government raised concerns about the maintainability of the plea and the legitimacy of a resolution passed by the church's General Council on April 23, which authorized Rockes Bernabas Sandhu, a metropolitan bishop and resident of Amritsar, to file the petition. The church contends that the law is 'ultra vires the Constitution of India' and creates a religion-specific penal system that offers exclusive protections to the Guru Granth Sahib. This anti-sacrilege law, an amendment to a 2008 Act, was passed unanimously by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on April 13, receiving support from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and opposition parties, including the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The law, notified on April 20 after receiving the governor's assent on April 17, imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment and fines up to ₹25 lakh (approximately $30,000 USD) for sacrilege acts against the Guru Granth Sahib.