Bharti Airtel , Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices to file plea in SC today for time to pay AGR dues

Bharti AirtelNSE 0.01 % , Vodafone Idea and Tata TeleservicesNSE 1.92 % will request Supreme Court on Monday to allow the operators to discuss with the government and come up with a suitable time frame to make the payments .

According to people aware of the development , this is a last ditch effort by the telcos to ensure that they get some relief from the apex court in terms of timeline to make statuary payment .

While the petition will be filed on Monday , the matter is expected to come up for hearing on an urgent basis on Tuesday .