SC to consider special bench for review plea in ISKCON Bengaluru temple case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider setting up a fresh bench to hear a review plea against its May 16, 2025, verdict holding that the Hare Krishna temple and educational complex in Bengaluru belonged to ISKCON Bangalore.

The apex court had earlier allowed ISKCON Bangalore’s plea challenging a Karnataka High Court order favoring ISKCON Mumbai in the dispute over control of the iconic complex.

In November 2025, a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari, who has since retired, and A G Masih delivered a split verdict on ISKCON Mumbai’s review plea against the Supreme Court’s May 16 judgment.