The Supreme Court Friday paused the Andhra Pradesh High Court order, which said the CBI director had flouted its previous directions by recruiting an officer outside the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the SC, to probe allegations of use of adulterated ghee in preparing the laddu prasadam at the Tirumala Tirupati temple.

In an order dated October 4, 2024, the SC directed the setting up of an independent SIT, monitored by the CBI director, to conduct a probe into allegations of the use of adulterated ghee to prepare the laddu. It also ordered that the SIT would comprise two officers each from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Andhra Pradesh Police, and a senior officer from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

Hearing an appeal by the CBI direct

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