The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a contempt of court notice issued by the Uttarakhand High Court to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for not paying market rent for a government bungalow allocated to him in his native state.

A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, KM Joseph and Krishna Murari issued notice to the Uttarakhand government and tagged the petition with the pending plea, which challenged the basis at which the market rent was deduced by the High Court.