New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Telcos, the government and even the media as it said no further objection to its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) order will be allowed against the payable dues.
“If a reassessment is permitted – it is a fraud on this court,” Justice Arun Mishra said and added he cannot begin the third round of litigation and asked the Centre who has permitted “self-assessment of dues”.
This was after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking its approval for a 20-year window for payment of around Rs 1.47 lakh crore AGR dues, as adverse functioning of the telecom firms could put a negative impact on the economy and consumers across the country.
Justice Mishra also said: “This is a question of apex court prestige ‘Do companies feel they are more powerful on earth?” in one of the strong observation made by the court on the AGR issue.
“All the newspapers are trying to influence courts. All the companies are trying to influence us through the media,” said Justice Arun Mishra.
The top court said: “We will call all MDs of the telecom companies and send them to jail from here.”
The court said it will consider a government rescue plan for telecom companies in AGR case on next hearing which will be after two weeks.
-IANS