The Supreme Court provided major relief to Vodafone Idea Monday by permitting the Centre to reconsider and reconcile the telecom operator’s pending adjusted gross revenue dues of ₹5,606 crore for 2016-17, noting the matter falls within the government’s policy domain.

Adjusted gross revenue (AGR) is the income figure used to calculate the licence fees and spectrum charges that telecom companies must pay to the government.

A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by Vodafone Idea challenging fresh AGR-related demands raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

Vodafone Idea welcomed the order as a “positive development” and said it looks forward to working closely with the telecom department to re

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