The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Union government to examine telecom major Vodafone Idea Ltd’s plea seeking quashing of additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demands raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the financial year 2016–17. The court observed that the matter squarely falls within the policy domain of the Centre.

A Bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran passed the order while hearing Vodafone Idea’s writ petition challenging fresh AGR-related demands. The company contended that the new claims were untenable since its liabilities had already been crystallised by the Supreme Court’s landmark 2019 judgment on AGR dues.

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, informed the court that the gov

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