A petition has been submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, which was notified on April 20. This law, an amended version of a 2008 Act, was passed unanimously by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha during a special session on April 13, with backing from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and opposition parties, including the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Act imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment and fines up to ₹25 lakh (roughly $30,000 USD), for acts of sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib. The petitioner, Simranjeet Singh, a 43-year-old law graduate from Amritsar, argues that the law violates the principle of secularism and the right to equality enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution. He contends that the law's harsh penalties are inconsistent with the existing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and that it requires the assent of the President of India under Article 254(2) to be valid. The petition also criticizes the law for creating a high-penalty framework exclusively for the Guru Granth Sahib while excluding other religious scriptures, thus failing the test of equality before the law.