The Supreme Court on Friday told Mumbai Police former chief Param Bir Singh that “people who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others†while refusing to entertain his plea seeking the transfer of the inquiries/case against him outside Maharshtra to be investigated by an independent agency.
“It is commonly said that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others,†Justice Gupta told senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Mr.
Singh alleged that the government had instituted departmental inquiries against him as an act of reprisal for his complaint about Mr.
The senior lawyer said there were other police officers in Maharashtra who, like his client, had been “victimised†by the State government.
“If a person in the rank of DGP can be pressurised, then there is nobody left… Please do not make these make-believe stories,†Justice Gupta told Mr.
The court said it cannot possibly intervene and stay the registration of FIR against Mr.
How can there be a blanket stay by a court on the power of the police to register an FIR against any person†Justice Gupta asked.
The court had initially dismissed the case, but later allowed it to be withdrawn on the request made by both senior advocate Puneet Bali, also for Mr.
Singh had alleged a “witch-hunt†against him.
Earlier in March, the Supreme Court refused to intervene in a petition filed by Mr.
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