New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order which stated that the CBI had acted in violation of the apex court's directions while carrying out a probe into \"adulterated ghee\" being used to prepare 'prasadam' at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai also put on hold the high court's observation that the CBI director had violated the apex court’s directions by appointing an officer outside the SIT to probe the allegations.

Taking up a plea by the CBI director, the bench, also comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria, said that there was nothing wrong with the SIT delegating the investigation to another officer, when the entire probe was being monitored by the CBI Director.

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