India, Feb. 13 -- A week after he was removed from the position of executive director of Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre in Bandra, former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Thursday filed an application before the charity commissioner challenging his termination.

Singh was removed from the position on February 5, hours after he filed a criminal complaint at the Bandra police station alleging malpractices at the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust (LKMMT), which runs the top hospital, and accusing permanent trustees Rajiv and Prashant Mehta of committing illegal acts.

"I have filed a petition before the charity commissioner for setting aside the illegal order of termination of my services and also for action against s...