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The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by troubled carrier Vodafone Idea Ltd. against the duplication of AGR dues. The top court will now hear the matter on Oct. 13.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had requested the apex court to postpone the matter till next week.

In September, the company sought a waiver of penalty and interest on adjusted gross revenue demand of Rs 9,450 crore in its petition. The company has challeged the additional AGR demand issued by the Department of Telecommunications, which was pending until the financial year 2019.

The telecom operator argued that the demand goes beyond the scope of the apex court’s earlier ruling on AGR liabilities, as

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