The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to October 6 the hearing of telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd’s (VIL) plea challenging the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demand of ₹5,606 crore for the financial year 2016–17.

A bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai, along with Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria, passed the order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, requested that the case be listed post the Dussehra break. The bench accepted the request and adjourned the hearing.

VIL has urged the apex court to direct the DoT to “comprehensively re-assess and reconcile all AGR dues for the period up to FY 2016-17” in accordance with the Deduction Verification Guidelines issued on February 3, 2020. The fresh plea chall

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