Five non-telecom PSUs seek clarity from SC on AGR order

New Delhi: Non-telecom public sector units GAIL India, Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL), Oil India (OIL) and two others are filing separate applications in the Supreme Court for clarification on applicability of its October 24 order on payment of licence fee dues.

OIL’s application pointed out that while it earned barely Rs 1.47 crore from leasing spare capacity, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has demanded Rs 48,000 crore licence fee based on its entire revenue, including sale of oil and gas. GAIL, along with OIL, faces the largest demand for dues from DoT.