The Bangalore High Court in a landmark judgement declared that ISKCON Bangalore and its associated properties were a legally distinct entity. However, the GBC forces, led by ISKCON Mumbai, realising the significance of the judgement, decided to appeal to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of India, to try and get the judgement reversed. We are pleased to report that the appeal was not entertained, and instead the IRM (09-20-02)
"Bangalore: A Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice V N Khare and
Justice Ashok Bhan,
disposed of a special leave petition filed by ISKCON-Mumbai against an
order restraining them from
interfering with the affairs of ISKCON-Bangalore, an ISKCON press
release
said. While disposing of
the petition, the bench refused to interfere with the order of the
Karnataka High Court, passed by
Justice Farooq, in favour of ISKCON-Bangalore, according to a release
from
ISKCON-Bangalore."
(New Indian Express, 12th September, 2002)
"Bangalore: The Supreme Court disposed of a special leave petition
filed
by ISKCON Mumbai
against the order restraining it from interfering with the affairs of
ISKCON Bangalore. The court
refused to interfere with the Karanataka High Court order in favour of
ISKCON Bangalore. However,
the apex court directed the plaintiff not to alientate immovable and
movable properties till disposal of
the suit."
(Times of India, 12th Septemeber, 2002)
What this means is that the GBC has failed now both in the High court
and
the Supreme Court to
dislodge ISKCON Bangalore's position as being a legally distinct
entity.
The Supreme court is the
highest court in the land, and hence there is no further right of
appeal
against its order available to
the GBC.
Thus on the ground it is business as usual for ISKCON Bangalore as it
continues to establish Srila
Prabhupada's ISKCON, and it is able to do this now with the full weight
of
legal protection from the
country's courts.
Satyam Vijayate! Truth will always prevail!
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