Overview

• The Supreme Court upheld the 2009 trial court decision granting ISKCON Bangalore ownership and administrative rights over the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru.
• A bench of Justices A. S. Oka and Augustine George Masih set aside the Karnataka High Court's 2011 reversal that had favored ISKCON Mumbai.
• ISKCON Bangalore, registered under Karnataka law, was affirmed as an independent entity distinct from ISKCON Mumbai, which operates under national statutes.
• The court dissolved the interim monitoring committee and confirmed ISKCON Bangalore’s autonomy in managing temple operations and charitable initiatives like the Akshaya Patra program.
• This decision concludes a 24-year legal battle stemming from ideological and organizational differences within ISKCON following its founder’s death.