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					<description><![CDATA[<p>New Delhi &#124; Vodafone Idea (VI) received major relief from the Supreme Court after the government agreed to revisit its demand for additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues for the financial year 2016–17 and make a decision based on legal and policy considerations. During the hearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>New Delhi |</strong> Vodafone Idea (VI) received major relief from the Supreme Court after the government agreed to revisit its demand for additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues for the financial year 2016–17 and make a decision based on legal and policy considerations.</p>
<p>During the hearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, informed the court that circumstances had significantly changed since the earlier AGR litigation involving Vodafone Idea.</p>
<p>Mr. Mehta highlighted that the government now holds a 49% equity stake in the telecom operator, linking public interest directly with the company’s future. He noted that Vodafone Idea serves over 200 million subscribers, and any decision regarding the company would inevitably impact a large section of the public.</p>
<p>The Solicitor General also mentioned that the government had concerns such as over-invoicing, which would be reviewed thoroughly during the reconsideration process.</p>
<p>The court observed that the issue had moved into the policy domain, given the government’s substantial equity infusion and the involvement of millions of consumers. It found no fault with the Centre’s plan to re-evaluate the additional AGR dues for FY 2016–17, emphasizing that such a step serves the larger public interest.</p>
<p>Vodafone Idea had earlier challenged the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) additional AGR demand, arguing that its liabilities had already been finalized and could not be reassessed. The company sought the court’s intervention to quash the new demand and allow a complete reconciliation of dues up to FY 2016–17.</p>
<p>This fresh case emerged just months after the Supreme Court had dismissed similar petitions by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Tata Teleservices, who had requested relief from paying interest, penalties, and interest on penalties related to their AGR dues, citing financial distress. In its May order, the court had termed those pleas as “misconceived” and emphasized the need for finality in the long-running AGR dispute.</p>
<p>Earlier, on September 19, the apex court had also rejected a curative petition filed by the telecom companies, challenging the 2019 verdict that upheld the DoT’s recovery of approximately ₹92,000 crore in AGR dues.</p>
<p>With the government now set to reassess its additional demand, Vodafone Idea gains temporary respite as the long-standing AGR battle enters a new policy-driven phase.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/supreme-court-vodafone-idea-agr-dues-reconsideration">Supreme Court Backs Government’s Move to Reassess Vodafone Idea’s AGR Dues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Government may be the biggest loser in case Vodafone Idea collapses</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With outstanding dues of nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in spectrum payments and AGR dues, the government may be the biggest loser in case Vodafone Idea collapses under crippling losses and heavy debt. The hit for the government just doesn&#8217;t stop here. If one adds the outstanding Rs 23,000 crore owed to the banks, the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With outstanding dues of nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in spectrum payments and AGR dues, the government may be the biggest loser in case Vodafone Idea collapses under crippling losses and heavy debt.</p>
<p>The hit for the government just doesn&#8217;t stop here. If one adds the outstanding Rs 23,000 crore owed to the banks, the impact could be one of the biggest in corporate history as a large part of the loans (65-70%) is extended by state-run lenders. The banks have further extended guarantees worth thousands of crores to the company, which also run the risk of defaults.</p>
<p>&#8220;The telecom department and the national exchequer would lose the most in case of a collapse of Vodafone Idea. The picture looks grim considering the poor recoveries and unrealised outstanding after the collapse of Anil Ambani&#8217;s Reliance Communications and Aircel, where too several thousands of crores of rupees remain locked. Taxpayers stand to lose the most,&#8221; an analyst with a leading brokerage told news agency.</p>
<p>Cumulatively, the company currently has a debt of Rs 1.8 lakh crore, and has been bleeding financially with losses pegged at Rs 7,000 crore during the March quarter. The debt tops Rs 1.8 lakh crore, according to ICICI Securities. &#8220;We see payment of liabilities coming soon, while fund availability remains a challenge,&#8221; it said.</p>
<p>According to numbers sourced from various analysts and Vodafone Idea&#8217;s financial results, at Rs 107, the company remains precariously placed with the lowest average revenue per user (Arpu) among its peers.</p>
<p>Reliance Jio reported Arpu of Rs 138 and Bharti Airtel at Rs 145, though the latter has said time and again that at least Rs 200 Arpu is needed to nurse the capital-intensive sector back to health.</p>
<p>Vodafone Idea&#8217;s poor outlook was evident after the SoS calls given by its promoters, who have refused to make any further investments into the company, and are asking the government to support its survival.</p>
<p>Goldman Sachs said that it expects capex for Vodafone Idea to remain under pressure, &#8220;resulting in continued market share loss&#8221;.</p>
<p>It said that between December this year and April of 2022, the company has about Rs 22,500 crore of dues (debt, AGR and spectrum) payable.</p>
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