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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday closed a habeas corpus case against Isha Foundation as two sisters aged 39 and 42 years said they have been living in the ashram for last 15 years on their own volition and without coercion and told their father that the adult women had the right to choose the course of their lives. Frowning at Madras HC for directing Tamil Nadu Police to probe the Foundation, the bench said once the habeas corpus concern of their father was addressed, HC should not have expanded the ambit of the petition. Appearing for Tamil Nadu, senior advocate Sidharth Luthra pointed out Isha Yoga Ashram is non-compliant with certain regulatory requirements.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi , for Isha Foundation, said his client is willing to engage with the TN authorities to ensure compliance with all such requirements expeditiously. The bench praised Luthra for conducting himself with great deal of circumspection but advised him not to precipitate the situation by pressing the regulatory breach issues in a habeas corpus case.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the motive behind the FIR was something else and drew the court's attention to an intervention application filed by MP OBC Mahasabha represented by advocate Varun Thakur, whose wife is a Congress leader.
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