The Supreme Court today stayed the Guwahati High Court order for a CBI probe into corruption allegations related to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki's tenure as PWD Minister in 2006. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu also issued notice to the CBI and others on the chief minister's plea against the August 21 order of the high court.<br/><br/>Tuki is alleged to have influenced the Arunachal Pradesh government to give some contractual works to his relatives as PWD minister in 2006.<br/>Earlier on August 21, the high court had ordered CBI to register a case in this matter after it found that Tuki had abused his official position as a minister in awarding contracts to his wife, sister-in- law, brother and other relatives without calling tenders years back

The Supreme Court today stayed the Guwahati High Court order for a CBI probe into corruption allegations related to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki's tenure as PWD Minister in 2006. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu also issued notice to the CBI and others on the chief minister's plea against the August 21 order of the high court.<br/><br/>Tuki is alleged to have influenced the Arunachal Pradesh government to give some contractual works to his relatives as PWD minister in 2006.<br/>Earlier on August 21, the high court had ordered CBI to register a case in this matter after it found that Tuki had abused his official position as a minister in awarding contracts to his wife, sister-in- law, brother and other relatives without calling tenders years back