The Madras High Court on Thursday cautioned that it will dismiss the missing person case against Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation if the petitioner, who moved the Court alleging disappearance of his brother, does not appear in court for hearing.The bench noted that the petitioner in the case, C Thirumalai, who had filed the Habeas Corpus petition after his brother went missing, was not present in the Court for the day's hearing.It then posted the matter for further consideration on June 7 while making it clear that it would be the last chance for the petitioner to appear.Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Police Thursday told the Court that it was investigating the case.The Police sought more time to file a status report in the case.Additional Public Prosecutor E Raj Thilakavadi told a bench of Justices MS Ramesh and Sunder Mohan that so far, the State police had questioned 36 people including some employees and volunteers at the Isha Yoga Centre, but it needed some more time to file a status report.Last month, the Tamil Nadu Police had told the bench that six people have gone missing from Isha Foundation since 2016.The police had made the submission orally during the hearing on Thirumalai's Habeas Corpus petition.Thirumalai approached the Court after Ganesan, 46, went missing from Isha Foundation in March last year. He had told the Court that after he had been unable to establish contact with his brother for several days, he had contacted the Isha Foundation.However, all that the Foundation had told him at the time was that his brother, who worked at the ashram, had not reported for two days. Following the same, Thirumalai lodged a police complaint and subsequently moved the High Court.However, the police told the Court during the previous hearing that many who leave the Foundation, often did so on their own will.
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