New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks to the Central government to file its response 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.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while seeking a response from the Centre, posted the matter for hearing after three weeks.

In March, the top court had asked the Union Ministries of Finance and Home Affairs to file a report on the allegation and asked the ministries to come clear on the allegations, as it took a serious view of the allegation.

It had also asked Arunachal Pradesh and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to file a repo...