Can A Sikh Employee Carry Kirpan In The Office?

Can a Sikh employee carry Kirpan in the office? Kirpan is a small sword which is related to the religion and there are specific category of Sikh who carry it.
There is this case of one of the Sikh Employee in my office who has been asked by his Managers to take permission of HR to carry the Kirpan in the office.
Would like to know if there is any law in India that speaks about the Sikh employee’s to carry or not to carry the Kirpan in the office.
Please suggest.
Regards,
Kuldeep

Dear Kuldeep,
Yes, the Sikh employee has every right to carry a Kripan if it is mandatory under his religion. This is his fundamental right guranteed by our Constitution.
Please note one thing, there is a restriction regarding the length of the blade under the law, exact figure I have forgotten which constitute a dangerous weapon which can kill someone. That can be banned or regulated by way of taking permission from appropiate authority under the law.
For example: say the length of the blade to qualify as dangerous is six inches, so a Sikh has every right to carry a Kripan whose blade length is below 6 inches. Any prevention in this regard will result in infringement of Fundamental Right, but if he is wishes to carry a Kripan having a blade length of 6 inches or more, then he will require to obtain permission and employer can restrict it's entry on grounds of security.
Kindly check the Blade length with Local Police Station.
Regards,
SC