New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Vodafone Idea share price gained over percent on Monday ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the company's plea seeking quashing of the Department of Telecommunication's additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demands for the period up to 2016-17.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Vipul M Pancholi is scheduled to hear the plea on October 27 when the apex court resumes working after Diwali vacation.

Vodafone Idea share price opened higher at Rs.9.63 apiece on the BSE, as against its previous close of Rs.9.62 per share. The telecom stock gained as much as 1.87% to an intraday high of Rs.9.80 apiece.

On October 13, the Supreme Court had deferred the hearing of Vodafone Idea...