Bharti played a key role in securing the conviction and eventual hanging of Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist caputred alive during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Senior IPS officer Deven Bharti, who is known to be close to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who heads the home department, officially took charge as Mumbai's Commissioner of Police succeeding Vivek Phansalkar, who retired on Wednesday.
The court pointed out that Singh is a Maharashtra cadre officer. Jethmalani pointed at political pressure exerted on officers probing cases against Singh. However, the top court decided to dismiss the petition.
He said the investigation by the Mumbai police is in the right direction and added that the case was being investigated from all possible angles, including professional rivalry, money to health issues.
