In Expert Take: When the Supreme Court Reopens What Appeared Closed, Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court Vibhav Mishra discusses the rare decision by India’s Supreme Court to reopen a case long thought finally decided. The article centres on a 25-year dispute over the control of the Hare Krishna Hill temple in Bengaluru.
In May 2025, a Supreme Court bench ruled in favour of ISKCON Bengaluru, ending the decades-long battle. That judgment seemed to close the matter — until a review petition fi