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Important documents


Srila Prabhupada's Ritvik Initiation Order



by His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder Acarya of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness
http://www.iskconinc.com

5000 book changes & continuing
Prabhupada: "they're ruining my books"

- Official ISKCON Documents - signed by Srila Prabhupada -

which have been suppressed for over 40 years

1966: ISKCON INC. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
1970: THE DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT
1971: SP LETTER TO GIRIRAJA DAS
1972: GBC CONSPIRACY MEETING - NEW YORK
1972: SP LETTER TO KARANDHAR "DO NOT CENTRALIZE"
1972: BBT TRUST AGREEMENT FOUNDING DOCUMENT
1974: SP LETTER "TOPMOST URGENCY"
1974: SP LETTERS REFERENCING DOM AND TP ELECTIONS
1975: ISKCON CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED WITH DOM
1976: ISKCON BAY AREA INCORPORATED WITH DOM
1976: SP LETTER TO BALARAM ORDERING RITVIK INITIATION 1
1976: SP LETTER TO BALARAM ORDERING RITVIK INITIATION 2
1977: MAY 28TH TRANSCRIPT - SATSVARUPA CONFESSES
1977: MAY 28TH "APPOINTMENT TAPE" FRAUD
1977: JUNE 5TH - SP DECLARATION OF WILL
1977: JUNE 9TH RITVIK INITIATION ORDER
1987: BHAKTI CARU PAPER - GBC & ISKCON MANAGEMENT
2004: BADRINARAYAN - NEW YORK COURT RECORD ON DOM
2009: ILLEGAL GBC BYLAWS GIVE GBC DICTATORIAL POWER
2010: SURVEY OF TEMPLE PRESIDENTS ON ISKCON GBC

 ISKCON Bombay - Incorporation
•  Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Fund Agreement
•  Constitution of Association - Founding Doc
•  Amendments for official documents
•  The League of Devotees Prospectus
•  The Seven-Purposes of ISKCON
•  Analysis of Srila Prabhupada’s last Will
•  Srila Prabhupada's Oath of Allegiance
•  PDF Documents on the Ritvik Guru Issue
 Only With the Consent of the Author

•  ISKCON GBC Resolutions (1975 to 2012)
•  Windle Turley ISKCON Law Suit
•  The GBC Was the "Enemy"
•  Further Considerations on the DOM
•  ISKCON Incorporation & the DOM
•  Chronology of The Direction of Management
•  Direction Of Management For An Elected GBC
•  Ravindra Svarupa and the Unelected Illegal GBC
•  Where Jayadvaita Swami is Wrong Again !!!
 Commentary on "A Note About the Second Edition"

 

 

 


BBTI Spends Vast Sums to Hide Court Documents


"To recognize the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, as the supreme authority in all matters of the Corporation, or Society:  His Personal representatives, the Governing Body Commission, as his authorized agents or executors, appointed by him according to the document Direction of Management, dated July 28, 1970."  (Incorporation ISKCON of the Bay Area Page 4)

BBTI Spends Vast Sums to Hide Court Documents
BY: MAHA PURUSHA DAS

Aug 17, 2010 - NEW YORK, USA (SUN)
Why is BBTI spending hundreds of thousands of Book Distributors' laxmi to HIDE its court filings?

As you all must be aware, on November 13th 1998, BBTI and Hansadutta reached an agreement in the now famous BBTI vs Hans Kary lawsuit in California Superior Court whereby BBT was revalidated to hold Srila Prabhupada's copyrights, and Krishna Books, Inc. was formed and given license to print Srila Prabhupada's books.

It was in this lawsuit that BBTI/GBC had infamously adopted the suicidal policy to state that BBT never existed and that Srila Prabhupada was not the author, but a worker for hire for ISKCON temple of Los Angeles. Anyway, due to some good fortune for them, a settlement was reached and they reverted their stand, but not before the whole court file was sealed by them with a petition to the court never to be seen by general devotees, followers of Srila Prabhupada.

But due to some misfortune for the GBC, in the Long Island case some of those controversial filings surfaced, which necessitated the court in New York requiring all of the court records in the Hansadutta case to be opened for the public.

Hence the ISKCON, Inc. in Long Island filed a simple application to the Los Angeles court in July 2008 seeking to unseal the court files so that the general public, including itself, and the worldwide society of devotees can see those filings.

Imagine its surprise when 4 lawyers from the BBTI/GBC/ISKCON LA turned up to oppose the unsealing of records.

Appellate Courts Case Information1. Gupta Das (Joe Fedorowsky) – Ostensibly as attorney for Veda Guhya (KBI), but leading attorney for the case on behalf of the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo, directing other attorneys below in conjunction with Amarendra das.

What ensued was a two year legal battle that saw ISKCON, Inc. -- unprepared as it was for the massive opposition -- loose at the initial court. Being forced to retrieve these crucial documents to defend itself from another unnecessary 6 year lawsuit filed by the GBC against the Long Island temple Sankirtan devotees (some of these California documents are completely opposite to what has been submitted by the GBC in New York), it appealed and won at the Appellate Court on March 1st, 2010.

As expected, the court ordered that the files should not have been under seal in the first instance and that if there are any individual documents that need to be sealed under extenuating circumstances, then the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo needs to prove it.

Jaya Pataka Swami cross-examination at Appellant Court in Bangalore, India. Claiming that Bangalore Temple and Akshaya Patra belongs to him and other

That picture shows Jaya Pataka Swami cross-examination at Appellant Court in Bangalore, India. Claiming that Bangalore Temple and Akshaya Patra belongs to him and other
ISKCON Gurus/GBC.

The GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo asked for a review of this Order by the Appeals Court on March 16th 2010, which the Appeals Court promptly denied on March 24th, 2010.

The "brave" GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo then went one step further in this ludicrous splurging of book distributors' hard earned laxmi. They went and appealed to the Supreme Court of California on April 1st, 2010. As expected, on June 9th, 2010, the Supreme Court also denied even a review of the case and returned the case back to the Trial Court for hearing on which documents need to remain under seal.
Those who want to can see the brief Order here.

The latest news is that the Los Angeles Trial Court on July 30th, 2010 issued a minute Order stating that all files related to the case not in the court file are not under the court seal anyway, so those can be freely accessed. There will be a hearing on August 31st to find which documents need to remain under seal. The GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo needs to come up with arguments why they need to keep certain documents hidden from public view and for what reasons.

All who have had dealings with US attorneys know that they charge a minimum of $250-$300 an hour. Roughly calculating the time spent in preparing the cases, their discussions, court appearances, appeals, etc. by 4 lawyers, the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo must have spent a minimum of $250,000 on this "secretive" operation.

Do any of the Book Distributors know about this? Do they know any of the ridiculous reasons why the combo is so keen to make sure those 10-year old BBT case related documents remain hidden for eternity? What is in there, anyway, that is so "secretive"?

When was the last time any of the authorities in charge read the Nectar of Devotion, the part about what is favorable devotional service? And... when was the last time any of those authorities went out distributing books and got $10 for a Bhagavad-gita As It Is, or $2 for Perfection of Yoga? Takes a bit of staying out to come up with $250,000 from the profits... and if we are following what Srila Prabhupada wants for the BBT, shouldn't it be transparent? Isn't Srila Prabhupada the transparent medium for us?

Keep tuned in for updates on more splurging by the combo... lawyers eva lawyers eva lawyers eva kevalam!!!

 

Document of Inheritance for HDG Disciples
The Movement is More Than The Institution
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