The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government to "completely stay its hand" against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh while it takes a call on whether criminal cases registered against him should be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the mutual distrust between Maharashtra and its once top police officer shows a "messy state of affairs".
The morass of accusations and criminal cases exchanged between the State and Mr. Singh was a "very unfortunate situation" and ultimately dented the confidence of the people in the police system.
