Service tax demand can go up to Rs 20,000 crore
Such telcos should pick up AGR bill, says apex court
Justice Mishra observed under the IBC spectrum trading was different from spectrum sale
'Without paying for the horse, telecos are taking a ride,' says court about bankrupt companies.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, who represents RCom and its committee of creditors, said it will be forced to go into liquidation if spectrum sale not allowed
Jio tells court it has paid Rs 195 crore dues
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The lawyers representing the insolvent telecom companies have held that they never claimed spectrum as an asset
It said there is no question of one operator paying the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues of another firm, as suggested by the apex court earlier, and it has cleared all its dues
Reliance says no legal basis for payment; the next hearing in the matter has been adjourned till August 19
Seeks spectrum-sharing info from RCom, Aircel, Videocon
Spectrum is a government property, not private, and anyone using it is liable to pay the dues, the apex court said
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In its last hearing, the SC had asked the Centre to prepare a plan for recovering AGR dues from bankrupt telecom operators
Representing RComm, SBI said that the amount payable under a resolution plan shall be paid on priority to operational creditors over financial creditors
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Justice Arun Mishra said: "We want to go into the cause for initiation of insolvency against telcos under the IBC."
DoT told the top court that their stand is that the spectrum cannot be sold by the telecom companies facing insolvency proceedings as it not their property
Apex court observed that the government may be unable to recover dues from bankrupt firms; adjourns hearing to August 14
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