The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the government could reassess and reconsider all of Vodafone Idea’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues as of FY17, including interest and penalties, delivering significant relief to the cash-strapped telecom company. AGR is the income figure used to calculate the licence fees and spectrum charges that telecom companies must pay the government.

The clarification relates to a Supreme Court order dated 27 October, in which a bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran observed that the company’s petition restricted its claim only to the AGR demand raised by the department of telecommunications (DoT) for the period up to FY17, but did not clarify whether its order applied only to Vodafone Idea’s plea over additional AGR due

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