New Delhi, March 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union Ministries of Finance and Home Affairs to file a report on the allegation that various contracts of the public works in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's family members.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, took a serious view of the allegation and asked the ministries to clarify their stance.

"We want the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Home Affairs report. The CAG report is neither here nor there. We must have a clear-cut answer as to who the parties to whom the contract is awarded and what is the process. If tenders were not called for, i...