| Mandla v Dowell-Lee | |
|---|---|
 A sikh wearing patka (right) | |
| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 24 March 1983 |
| Citation(s) | [1982] UKHL 7, [1983] 2 AC 548 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | [1983] QB 1 |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Lord Fraser of Tullybelton, Lord Edmund-Davies, Lord Roskill, Lord Brandon of Oakbrook and Lord Templeman |
| Keywords | |
| Race discrimination, Sikh, protected characteristic, ethnicity | |
Mandla v Dowell-Lee [1982] UKHL 7 is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976.