The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to October 27 the hearing on a plea of telecom major Vodafone Idea Ltd. seeking quashing of the Department of Telecommunication's (DoT) additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demands for the period up to 2016-17.

AGR is the income figure used to calculate the license fees and spectrum charges that telecom companies must pay to the government.

A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, which was scheduled to hear the plea, was urged by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the hearing be deferred and listed on reopening of the court after Diwali vacation.

The bench listed the plea for consideration on October 27.

VIL has filed a fresh plea against the DoT's demand of ₹5,606 crore relating to 2016

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