Supreme Court Isha Foundation Case: In a relief for spiritual leader Sadhguru, the Supreme Court on Thursday paused a Madras High Court order that had asked Tamil Nadu police to investigate cases filed against Isha Foundation.

The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, was hearing Isha Foundation’s challenge against the high court order after hundreds of cops entered its premises in Coimbatore on Tuesday.

The bench also directed that the status report by the police in pursuance of the HC order be submitted to it, Indian Express reported.

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Foundation, submitted before the bench that the ashram has a blemishless record and the two women who were alleged to have been held by force appeared before the Madras High Court and stated they were there on their own will.

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One of the women also appeared online before the bench initially and said they had appeared before the Madras High Court. “We are here at Isha Yoga Centre by our own will. And, we also told the honourable judge of the high court that this harassment from our father’s side has been continuing for the past 8 years,” the woman said, IE reported.

Later, the Supreme Court bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said it would interact with the two women online in their chamber.

After interacting with the two women, CJI Chandrachud said they informed them that they were at the Isha Foundation ashram of their own will. The women also said the police were at the ashram for two days but left on Wednesday night, Indian Express reported.

Representing the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta too said the Madras High Court should have been more circumspect before passing the order.

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While hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Dr S Kamaraj, a retired professor, alleging that his two daughters, Geetha, 42, and Latha, 39, were being held captive at the Foundation in Coimbatore, the high court ordered the police to conduct an inquiry and file a report.

On Tuesday, 150 police personnel led by an additional superintendent of police rank officer from Coimbatore Rural Police entered the Isha Foundation’s ashram to conduct inquiries. The police action came a day after the Madras High Court sought a report on all criminal cases registered against the Foundation.