K. Sreedhar Rao, J.

Pleadings.

1. One Nabam Tagam filed this Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in particular against the respondent No. 7 who was the then Minister of Public Works Department and Urban Development, Arunachal Pradesh alleging the criminal misconduct and misfeasance and malfeasance in the capacity as PWD Minister. The request to withdraw the PIL was rejected and petitioner was fined Rs. 10,000/- by order dated 16th February, 2010 in Misc. Case 347/2010 and the registry was directed to register the PIL as a suo motu writ petition. In paragraph 4 of the petition the acts of misconduct have been stated as under:

"(i) the contract for construction of low cost housing for safai karmachari and for the people living below poverty line at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh for Rs. 3,06,06,667.74 was awarded to one M/s. N.E. Agency at the behest of the Respondent No. 7, Mr. Nabam Tuki, the Hon'ble Minister, PWD & UD in gross violation of the norms and procedures required to be followed in awarding such contract. It be stated herein that the said agency has no EPF license, labour license, contractor registration in CPWD or Railway, MES, NBCC etc. As required for being eligible f