SC
Justice Manoj Misra Recuses From ISKCON Mumbai–Bengaluru Temple Dispute
Nyaya Prep • Published • Updated • 3 min read
Supreme Court Justice Manoj Misra recused from proceedings concerning a dispute between ISKCON institutions in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Key development
The matter must be placed before another Bench according to the Court’s listing procedure.
The matter must be placed before another Bench according to the Court’s listing procedure.
Background
The litigation concerns competing claims between the institutions. The report records a change in the judicial composition rather than a decision on the merits of the institutional dispute.
Legal issue and reasoning
Recusal protects confidence in adjudication but carries no necessary inference about either party’s claims. The Court did not decide ownership, control or the underlying legal rights through the recusal itself.
Outcome and next step
The matter must be placed before another Bench according to the Court’s listing procedure.
Original report: India Legal Live
- Religious Institutions and Recusal
- SC
- 9 October 2026