ISKCON vs ISKCON: SC to consider setting up bench to hear review plea on Bengaluru temple
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider setting up a fresh bench to hear a plea seeking review of its May 16, 2025, verdict, which held that the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru belonged to ISKCON Bengaluru. ISKCON vs ISKCON: SC to consider setting up bench to hear review plea on Bengaluru temple The top court had allowed the plea of ISKCON Bengaluru challenging a Karnataka High Court order that ruled in favour of ISKCON Mumbai over control of the iconic temple and educational complex in Bengaluru. Later, in November 2025, a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari, since retired, and A G Masih delivered a split verdict on ISKCON Mumbai’s plea seeking a review of the top court’s May 16 judgment. On Monday, a counsel for ISKCON Mumbai urged a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that a fresh bench be set up to decide the long-pending dispute. The counsel said the review plea was earlier listed before two separate benches headed by Justice …
