Even as Bharti Airtel plans to approach the government seeking some relief, the written order of the latest Supreme Court verdict on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, uploaded on Tuesday, indicates that the scope of the ruling has not been expanded beyond Vodafone Idea (Vi).

In the written, a two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran clarified that its October 27 order had been modified only to the extent that the Centre is now permitted to re-examine the entire AGR dues of Vodafone Idea up to FY2016-17, instead of limiting it to the additional demand alone. “

In its written order, the Supreme Court noted: “Upon a mention being made by Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner(s), paragraph No. 6 of the order

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