New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to bring a sense of "finality" to Vodafone Idea's (Vi) petition challenging an additional demand of Rs.9,450 crore in Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues, even as the Centre sought more time to work out a possible solution in view of its own equity stake in the struggling telecom operator. "There has to be some finality to these proceedings," a bench, led by Chief justice of India Bhushan R Gavai, told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Union government. The bench, also comprising justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria, was hearing Vi's writ petition, filed earlier this month, that contests the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) fresh demand of Rs.9,450 crore. The company has argued that the demand goes beyond the scope of the Supreme Court's earlier ruling on AGR liabilities. During the hearing, SG Mehta refrained from opposing Vodafone's plea outright and instead urged the court for time. "I must also inform this court that the government of India has 49% equity in the company and is therefore, also a stakeholder in the issue," he said. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Vodafone Idea, did not oppose Mehta's request, clarifying that the company's fresh petition relates to a new set of demands and does not overlap with past AGR dues. The court has now posted the matter for hearing next week. Vodafone Idea moved the top court earlier this month, seeking to quash DoT's revised demand for AGR dues. htc...