The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing to October 13, in a plea by Vodafone Idea seeking relief from additional Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) demands raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the period up to FY 2016-17.

A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran, adjourned the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, requested the apex court to defer the hearing.

Vodafone’s plea sought directions to quash the additional demand for AGR dues, arguing that it pertained to the pre-2016-17 period, which the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling had settled.

It further sought to direct the telecom department to comprehensively reassess and reconcile all AGR dues based on the ‘Deduction Verification Guidelines’ issued

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