Reliance Jio Infocomm has shot off another letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, saying that there is no legal ground to grant relief to its rivals Bharti and Vodafone Idea on payment of statutory due which is based on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR).
The Mukesh Ambani led telco said that Supreme Court had, in its recent order on AGR, dismissed arguments for even a waiver or lowering of interest and penalties on such dues. Also in the latest letter to Prasad on 1^st November also marked to Cabinet Secretary, Niti Aayog CEO and secretaries in the ministries of finance, law and telecom, Jio said the government does not have the option of going against the Supreme Court to provide ‘any of the relief sought’ by the Cellular Operators Association of India for its ‘two select members, Airtel and Vodafone Idea.’
Any reduction in the financial liability of two operators would amount to rewarding them in initiating vexatious proceedings to delay payment of dues’, the company said and it would be improper ‘for government to even consider any waiver of its claims’ as such a proposal ‘would be a loss to the public exchequer and contrary to the Supreme Court judgement.’
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