Supreme Court restrains Tamil Nadu police from taking action against Isha Foundation
The Hindu
Isha Foundation challenges Madras High Court order in Supreme Court, seeking stay on police investigation, urgent listing requested.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3, 2024) restrained Tamil Nadu Police from taking “any further action” against Isha Foundation based on a September 30 order passed by the Madras High Court.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud transferred from the High Court to itself a habeas petition filed by the father of two women residing in the Isha Foundation premises.
The apex court ordered that the police would submit its status report before it rather than the High Court now.
The apex court passed the order after interacting with the two women, who are sisters, in the judges’ chambers. One of the women had said in open court through videoconferencing that she and her sister were residing in the foundation premises at Coimbatore of their own free will.
The court directed their father or his counsel to appear through videoconferencing on the next date of hearing, October 18
The Isha Foundation on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order directing the Coimbatore Police to collect all case details registered against it and produce them before the court for further consideration.
The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.