Vodafone Idea, which owes ₹83,400 crore in AGR dues, had sought a waiver on ₹45,000 crore comprising interest, penalty, and interest on penalty. Bharti Airtel and its unit Bharti Hexacom sought relief on ₹34,

A Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the pleas, expressing strong disapproval over the companies’ move to approach the apex court.

The extraordinarily long and complex story of the Indian government's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payment demands on operators continues to make headlines with Monday’s news that India’s Supreme Court has rejected pleas from operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to support a waiver on their AGR dues.