Overview

• A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai, with Justice K Vinod Chandran, adjourned the case after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought more time.
• Vodafone Idea’s petition contests an additional Rs 9,450 crore AGR demand and seeks waiver of penalty and interest it says exceed the apex court’s earlier ruling.
• Reported figures attribute Rs 2,774 crore to the post‑merger entity and Rs 5,675 crore to pre‑merger Vodafone Group liabilities.
• The company has asked the Department of Telecommunications to reassess and reconcile dues under 2020 guidelines, alleging duplication, even as past pleas to correct calculations were dismissed in 2021.
• Shares fell roughly 2–3% after the adjournment, while the state remains the largest shareholder following a Rs 36,950 crore share allotment in March.