Mumbai: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT<\/a>) officials have denied moving the Supreme Court seeking clarification on whether telcos need to pay their first installment of the adjusted gross revenue dues by March 2021 or March 2022.
A TV report on Wednesday had reported that the DoT<\/a> had moved the too court seeking clarification.
\"DoT hasn't approached the SC<\/a>...Nor are there any instructions to that effect,\" a senior official official told ET.
The AGR tussle took a new turn when SC<\/a> ruled on September 1, 2020, that the operators must pay 10% of their AGR dues<\/a> as demanded by DoT by March 31, 2021, and the remainder in equal instalments every financial year up to March 31, 2031.
The DoT believes the telcos must pay another installment of their dues by March 2021.
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