The department of telecommunications ( DoT ) will seek legal advice on the Supreme Court recent order allowing the government to revisit Vodafone Idea’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. While the judgment leaves room for the government to grant relief, it has also created uncertainty over the extent to which such reconsideration can be exercised, given that the apex court has confined its order to the company’s plea on a specific additional demand.

According to officials, the DoT is examining the implications of the ruling, particularly since the court has both acknowledged the matter as lying within the policy domain of the Union government and simultaneously limited the scope of relief to the Rs 9,449-crore additional AGR demand raised for the period up to FY 2016–17. Legal consul

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