NEW DELHI, Nov. 4 -- A day after the Supreme Court ordered the government to reassess the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues from Vodafone Idea for up to FY17, Bharti Airtel will now take up its case with the department of telecommunication, or DoT, for a similar reassessment.

"We welcome the fact that the recent order of the Supreme Court permits the government to undertake a comprehensive assessment, reassessment and reconciliation of the AGR dues including interest and penalties up to the financial year 2016-17. The order has been made in the petition of Vodafone Idea. We are now planning to take up our matter with the government," Bharti Airtel vice chairman and managing director Gopal Vittal told analysts in an earnings call.

Vittal...