1. This appeal was originally filed by plaintiff nos. 4 & 6. During the pendency of this appeal Defendant no.5, who had supported the case of the plaintiffs before the trial court, has transposed himself as appellant no.3, at his instance, by virtue of an order of this court, dated 8.12.2009.

2. The facts of the case as stated by the plaintiffs was that in the year 1965, Shri A.C. Bhakthi Vedanta Swami Prabhupada, (Hereinafter referred to as 'Shri Prabhupada', for brevity ) had travelled to the United States of America , when he was aged 70, and within a year he is said to have established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISCKON) at New York. The object of ISKCON was to spread and propagate the Krishna Consciousness Movement (Hereinafter referred to as the 'Movement', for brevity). Within a few years, the Movement is said to have spread to many countries of the world.

It is stated that Shri Prabhupada established temples in Mumbai initially and later in other cities and towns in India, to initiate the Movement in India. In the year 1971, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, (ISKCON), Mumbai, was said to have been registered under the S