New Delhi, April 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court's order granting one-week transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera, while issuing notice to him on a plea filed by the Assam government challenging the relief.

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar issued notice to Khera seeking a response within three weeks on a plea filed by the Assam government seeking a stay of the anticipatory (transit) bail granted to him by the Telangana High Court.

The bench, however, noted that in case Khera wants to apply for anticipatory bail in Assam, today's apex court order would not come in the way.

"Issue notice. Meanwhile, the impugned order should be stayed. In case the petitioner ap...