The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Centre to consider Vodafone Idea’s request to quash the Department of Telecommunications’ additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demands for the period up to 2016-17, saying the issue lies within the government’s policy domain, news agency PTI reported.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order while hearing Vodafone Idea’s writ petition against the fresh AGR demands. The company said the new demand of ₹5,606 crore for 2016–17 was unsustainable as the Supreme Court’s 2019 ruling had already been crystallised.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Centre holds 49 per cent equity in Vodafone Idea and that about 20 crore users depend on its services. He said the government was ready to examine the compa

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