New Delhi, May 19 -- Vodafone Idea share price falls over 3.66 per cent in Monday's trading session after the telecom operator moved the Supreme Court challenging the government's denial of its plea to waive more than $5 billion in interest and penalties related to statutory dues.

At 9:20 am, Vodafone Idea share price was trading at Rs.7.10 apiece on May 19, against previous close at Rs.7.37.

According to Reuters report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) denied a request from Vodafone Idea CEO Akshaya Moondra for relief from interest and penalties related to a $9.76 billion dues claim, on April 29.

"The request cannot be considered," the communications ministry said even though Moondra had cautioned that the future of India's ...