The Supreme Court on Friday (October 18) closed the habeas corpus petition filed by a father alleging that his two daughters were being illegally confined at Sadhguru's Isha Yoga Centre

The top court had then asked cops to file a status report before it, as directed by the Madras HC. The habeas corpus petition filed before the HC by a man alleging illegal confinement of his daughters at the Isha Foundation has also been transferred to the Supreme Court.

Giving a big relief to Sadhguru the supreme court said the two women - whose father filed the petition - are willing residents of the Ashram

The Supreme Court has closed a habeas corpus case against Isha Foundation after two sisters confirmed they lived in the ashram voluntarily. The court criticized the Madras HC for expanding the petition's scope and advised against pressing regulatory issues in this context.

Dismissing the case, the top court said that the Madras High Court - which ordered an inquiry into the habeas corpus petition- acted in a

DY Chandrachud with Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra noted both the women are major and the purpose of the Habeas Corpus plea was fulfilled after the women made clear their wishes to live at the Yoga Centre.