The telcos had referred to alleged errors in the arithmetic calculation for arriving at the AGR-related dues by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).In July 2021, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking correction of errors in the demand of AGR dues.The telecom companies had moved the top court claiming there were several errors in arriving at the AGR dues which totalled over Rs 1 lakh crore.Vodafone-Idea’s total liability was Rs 58,254 crore and Bharti Airtel’s Rs 43,980 crore.Earlier, the top court had given the telecom companies 10 years to clear their outstanding dues to the government.The top court held that the demand raised by the DoT witha respect to AGR dues would be final.It also said that telecom companies shall not raise any dispute and there shall not be any re-assessment.It had said telecom operators shall pay 10 per cent of the total dues as demanded by DoT by March 31, 2021, and the rest in yearly instalments commencing from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2031.
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