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OIL has received demand notices for the period from FY08 to FY19 amounting to over Rs 48,000 crore including licence fee, penalties and interest, the company said

Oil India (OIL) on Wednesday filed a clarificatory petition before the Supreme Court against a Rs 48,000-crore demand raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The DoT had slapped the demand notice on OIL, seeking  Rs 48,000 crore on account of AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues.  

OIL received demand notices for the period financial year 2007-08 (FY08) to FY19, including licence fee, penalties and interest, the company said in a statement.

OIL had taken this matter up with DoT and the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas along with other affected central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and explained the non-applicability of AGR