The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17, 2026) 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 Bangalore.
The Supreme Court had allowed the plea of ISKCON Bangalore challenging a Karnataka High Court order that ruled in favour of ISKCON Mumbai over control of the iconic temple and educational complex in Bengaluru. Maheshwari, since retired, and A.G. Oka, since retired, and Augustine George Masih had set aside the order of the Karnataka High Court and held that the property belonged to ISKCON Bangalore.
Later, in November 2025, a bench of Justices J.K. Masih delivered a split verdict on ISKCON Mumbai’s plea seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s May 16 judgment. On May 16, 2025, a bench of Justices Abhay S.
The bench had said the trial court also recorded a finding that no evidence was produced by ISKCON Mumbai about its possession of the Schedule ‘A’ property and there was absolutely no evidence to support its claim.
ISKCON Bangalore had moved the Supreme Court on June 2, 2011, against a May 23, 2011, High Court verdict. Represented by its office-bearer Kodandarama Dasa, it contested the High Court judgment that overturned a 2009 order of a local court in Bengaluru. Notice be issued to the parties.
In his two-sentence order, he said, “Applications for listing the review petitions in open court are allowed. This would mean Justice Maheshwari felt that the Mumbai branch should be allowed to argue its case in an open court, pointing out the “error apparent” in the judgment.
