SC dismisses applications of telecom majors alleging errors in calculation of AGR-related dues
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the applications filed by telecom majors, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, raising the issue of alleged errors in calculation in the figure of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues payable by them.
All the miscellaneous applications are dismissed, a bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said while pronouncing the order.
The telecom companies had submitted before the apex court that arithmetical errors in the calculation be rectified and there are cases of duplication of entries.
The top court had on July 19 said it would pass orders on the applications filed by the telecom majors.
The top court in September last year had given a time of 10 years to telecom service providers struggling to pay Rs 93,520 crores of AGR-related dues to clear their outstanding amount to the government.
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Actress Shilpa Shetty's restaurant booked for breaching operating hours
Bengaluru (PTI): A case has been registered against a high-end restaurant co-founded by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty for allegedly operating past the legal closing hours, police said on Wednesday.
The restaurant, Bastion, located on St Marks road here, was allegedly found operating beyond the stipulated hours, hosting late-night parties in violation of rules on December 11, they said.
"Based on the complaint of a police officer, a case was registered on December 14 under relevant sections of the Karnataka Police Act at Cubbon Park police station against the manager and staff of the establishment for violating the rules," a senior police officer said.
According to the FIR, the police officer was on special patrol duty within the police station limits on December 11, and following a tip-off from an informant, he inspected the restaurant.
"At around 1.30 am, when the complainant visited the restaurant, it was found that the manager was operating it unauthorisedly beyond the timings fixed by the government, the FIR stated.
