Supreme Court closes case against Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation after women confirm ‘voluntary stay’ at ashram
The Supreme Court on Friday closed proceedings in an illegal confinement against Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation, after two women confirmed they were ‘voluntarily’ residing at the organisation’s ashram, and were not confined.
The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, closed the habeas corpus petition filed by the father of the two women alleging that they were being illegally confined at Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Centre at Coimbatore.
While closing the matter, the Supreme Court took an exception to the Madras High Court’s direction that called for a police inquiry and questioned the women. Despite the womens’ statements affirming they were free to leave, the case remained within the courts.
‘No further discretions needed’
The bench noted that both the women, aged 42 and 39 years, were ‘adults’ and no further directions were needed. “Since both of them are adults and the purpose of habeas corpus was fulfilled, no further directions were needed from the High Court,” the Supreme Court ruled, legal news agency Live Law reported.
