SC junks pleas of telecom companies on AGR dues

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of telecom majors Vodafone, Airtel and Tata Teleservices seeking the waiver of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan called the pleas “misconceived”.

“We are really shocked by these petitions which have come before us. Really disturbed. It is not expected of a multinational company. We will dismiss it,” the bench told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Vodafone.