New Delhi, 03 October (Hindustan Reporter). The Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court order to investigate spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud gave this order.
The Supreme Court ordered to transfer this case from Madras High Court to the Supreme Court. Madras High Court had said that it had directed the Tamil Nadu government to present the details of all the criminal cases registered against Isha Foundation. In fact, today senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the bench headed by the Chief Justice and sought a stay on the order of the Madras High Court.
Rohatgi said that these are issues of religious freedom. This is a very urgent and serious matter. This is about Isha Foundation. There is a Sadhguru who is highly revered and has millions of followers. He said that the High Court cannot start such investigation on oral statements.
Actually, Isha Foundation is accused of illegally holding two women hostage. During the hearing today, the court spoke to both the women through video conferencing. After the conversation, the court told that both the women had joined the ashram at the age of 24 and 27 and are living in the ashram of Isha Foundation of their own free will and they are free to go out of the ashram. His parents have also been coming to meet him. The court asked a woman, do you know that your father has filed a habeas corpus petition, then the woman said that yes, we were present in the High Court in this matter and we had told that we are living in the ashram as per our wish. Are.
Madras High Court on 30 September Dr. S. The order was issued while hearing Kamaraj's habeas corpus petition. Dr. Kamaraj had said that his daughters were kept captive in the ashram and they should be released.