The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition of ISKCON India (Mumbai) seeking review of its May 16 verdict, which held that the iconic Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru belongs to ISKCON Society of the city. The apex court had set aside the Karnataka High Court order giving control of the Bengaluru temple to the ISKCON Mumbai.

The bench of justices MM Sundresh, Prashant Kumar Mishra and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to ISKCON Bengaluru seeking their response in the dispute, while admitting the review petition filed by ISKCON India.

The case pertains to the 25-year-old legal dispute between Mumbai and Bengaluru factions of ISKCON over control of the Bengaluru temple.

On May 16, the apex court said the trial court also recorded a finding that no evidence was produced

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