Vodafone Idea Ltd, on Thursday sought a direction from the Supreme Court asking the department of telecommunications (DoT) to recalculate adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to be paid by the telecom operator, said a person aware of the matter, requesting anonymity. This comes a day after rival Bharti Airtel Ltd filed a petition before the top court citing “mathematical errors on the part of DoT’. Tata Communications Ltd. is expected to approach the apex court with similar claims.
The petitions could prolong the 14 year legal battle between DoT and mobile operators after the apex court passed a judgment in favour of the government in October 2019.Vi, in its plea, cited errors in calculations such as duplications and inclusion or exclusion of revenue heads, including spectrum usage charge and licence fee, and certain payments that have not been factored in. It also urged the apex court to modify its September 2020 order that approved DoT’s AGR demand, the person mentioned above said.
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