Supreme Court dismisses AGR due waiver plea from Vodafone, Airtel, Tata Teleservices, says ‘not expected from MNC’

India’s apex legal body, the Supreme Court, on Monday, 19 May 2025, dismissed the pleas from telecom majors like Vodafone Idea (VI), Bharti Airtel, and Tata Teleservices to waive the adjusted gross revenue or AGR dues, reported the news agency PTI.

“We are really shocked by these petitions which have come before us. It is not expected of a multinational company. We will dismiss it,” a judicial bench comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi. Rohatgi is the lawyer appearing for Vodafone Idea, according to the news agency’s report.